Land of Silence and Darkness

Name: Land of Silence and Darkness
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1971-01-01
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Fini Straubinger, Heinrich Fleischmann, Vladimir Kokol, M. Baaske, Resi Mittermeier

Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit

1971| 1h 24m| IMDb 6.9

Land of Silence and Darkness (1971) is currently streaming in the UK on BFI Player. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Documentary

Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.

Director: Werner Herzog