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Country of the Deaf

1998Movie1 h 45 min

ComedyDrama
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4

A melancholic, tense drama movie about everyday modern life and crime.

Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking

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Story

Strana Glukhikh is about an unusual relationship between two women, one of them a deaf-mute dancer and the other on the run from the mafia. Yaya, the deaf girl, offers to hide Rita whose boyfriend, Alyosha owes gambling debts to the mafia, but in return she wants her to leave the young man and run off with her to an imaginary paradise where material values do not exist.

Feels like

  • Crime Drama
  • Russian Cinema
  • Deaf Culture
  • Unusual Friendship
  • Social Commentary
  • Character-Driven
  • Melancholic Tone
  • Visually Evocative
  • 90s Aesthetic

Cast

10 of 10

Crew

Directed by
Valery Todorovsky
Written by
Renata Litvinova, Yuri Korotkov, Valery Todorovsky
Produced by
Sergey Livnev, Ilya Neretin
Music by
Alexei Aigui

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Facts

April 6, 1998 · 1 h 45 min · Violence, Strong Language

Released
April 6, 1998
Runtime
1 h 45 min
Content
Violence, Strong Language
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Original language
Russian
Made in
France, Russia
Available in
1 country

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Country of the Deaf?"

Questions about Country of the Deaf

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Country of the Deaf?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is Country of the Deaf worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 7.4).

Will Country of the Deaf make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly absurd humor (6 of 10) and dark humor (6 of 10).

Is Country of the Deaf in English?

Russian

No, it was made in Russian.