[Russian film] Land of the Deaf (1998)

Land of the Deaf (1998) (English subtitles).

'Country of the Deaf' (Land of the Deaf) is one of the best Russian movies of 90's. Also it is a rare example of the movie dedicated to the discovery of the subculture of deaf people in modern Russian society.
This is not a criminal drama as some can think. It is a touching story of people fighting for their happiness.

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Crew:
Director: Valeri Todorovsky
Writers: Yuri Korotkov (writer)
Renata Litvinova (book)

Cast:
Chulpan Khamatova as Rita
Dina Korzun as Yaya
Maksim Sukhanov as Svinya ("The Pig")
Nikita Tyunin as Alyosha
Aleksandr Yatsko as The Albino
Aleksandr Gorbunov as Landlord
Pavel Pajmalov as Mao
Sergei Yushkevich as Nuna
Alexey Diakov as Molodoy ("The Young One")