Le Pays des Sourds

Official Selection, Locarno 1992

Directed by: Nicolas PHILIBERT

Country: France

Year of production: 1992

Length: 99 minutes

Genre: documentary

What is the world like for the thousands of people who live in silence? Jean-Claude, Abou, Claire, Florent and all the rest, who have been totally deaf since birth or since the early months of their lives, dream, think and communicate through signs. We set off with them to discover that distant land, where seeing and touching are of crucial importance. The film tells their story and gives us a glimpse of the world through their eyes.