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Planet of Snail
Released: 22/06/2012
Released in key cities
Blind and deaf Young-Chan lives in a world of silence and darkness, relying on his sense of touch to communicate. He meets Soon-Ho, a disabled woman who becomes his guide and lover, alleviating Young-Chan’s loneliness. This Korean documentary offers a remarkably touching look at love and communication, as the couple help each other day-to-day.
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Time Out“Very moving...” They’re remarkable, this gang of two. They have so much fun together. Every challenge is an adventure (changing a fiddly lightbulb becomes an epic hour-long feat of teamwork)...
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Total Film “Shame the pace is so snail-like...” Never patronising nor begging for sympathy, it attempts to show how this couple experience the world, from the sensual delights of walking along a seashore to the very real ordeal of changing a light bulb...
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Little White Lies“Life-affirming and delightful...” Does not simply offer a new perspective on the issue of disability; it is a celebration of the unknown and undiscovered as seen through the eyes of the deaf and blind Young-Chan. Planet of Snail transforms our perception of life as we know it...
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The Independent“The stuff to make you count your blessings...” The concerted effort of husband and wife to change a light fixture in their living-room is improbably touching: a small victory in a life of cruel disadvantage. If this doesn't teach you a little about patience and gratitude, nothing will...
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The Telegraph“Tranquil, poetic documentary...” This might be read as the sound of isolation, but for me it drove home the umbilical tie between two mutually sustaining souls. This is a unique love story with a universal resonance...
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Guardian“Intensely moving and inherently taxing...” Neither the subject nor director ask for sympathy; what emerges is a nuanced hymn to the human spirit that still saddens, even when it inspires...
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