The Land of Silence and Darkness

Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit, documentary, 1971

DIRECTED BY: Werner Herzog

The Land of Silence and Darkness

SCRIPT:
Werner Herzog

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Synopsis:
The heroine of this documentary is Fini Straubinger, a deaf and blind woman. Although handicapped, she dedicates her life to helping people with same difficulties. The film describes the battle of a deaf and blind person to accept and understand the world from which she is completely isolated.

color, 85 min