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In the Land of the Deaf

Le Pays des sourds

1992·99'

★ 6.4

Anyone who has ever ventured to the "Land of the Deafs" will have been struck by the strangeness of the choreographed signs with which deaf people express themselves. Developed ages ago, these signs constitute a veritable language. As precise and subtle as speech, they are as effective as spoken language in making a declaration love or providing a detailed technical description. Jean-Claude, Jeanine, Eric, Cyril, Alain, Juliette, Guy, Aurélien and René have one thing in common - they are all profoundly deaf. So they dream, think and communicate in sign language. Which means that they see the world differently. Viewers embark with them on a discovery of the distant land of the deaf, where sight and touch assume enormous importance.

Stills

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Cast

Jean-Claude Poulain sign language teacher
Abou Bakar
Anh Tuan Enfant
Betty
Florent
Frédéric
Jalal
Karen
Tomo
Odile Ghermani professor
Babette Deboissy educator
Denis Azra school principal

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