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201171 minPGdocumentary

5.5/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

A Life without Words

201171 minPGdocumentary

5.5/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Two Deaf adults in rural Nicaragua have never known any form of language until a sign-language teacher arrives to teach them.

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Two Deaf adults in rural Nicaragua have never known any form of language until a sign-language teacher arrives to teach them.

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Adam Isenbergdirector

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Dulce Maria and her brother Francisco live in rural Nicaragua without any form of language. They are Deaf adults who have never encountered spoken, written, or signed communication. Their lives change when Tomasa, a Deaf sign-language teacher, arrives with the goal of teaching them their first words. Over the course of 71 minutes, the film documents their interactions and the challenges they face as they begin to learn a new way to communicate.

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