The Secret Life of Words

– A touching story of a deaf girl who is sent to an oil rig to take care of a man who has been blinded..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
The Secret Life of Words (2005)

A touching story of a deaf girl who is sent to an oil rig to take care of a man who has been blinded in a terrible accident. The girl has a special ability to communicate with the men on board and especially with her patient as they share intimate moments together that will change their lives forever.

The Secret Life of Words (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Oct 2005

Language:

English, Danish

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Isabel Coixet

Writer:

Isabel Coixet

Main Actors:

Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Javier Cámara

Plot:

Hannah, who wears a hearing aid, is forced to go on holiday. On holiday she manages to find a job: caring for Josef, a burn victim on an oil rig who temporarily lost his sight, until he's stable enough to be transferred. There is almost no one on the rig, except a cook, an oceanographer and a few others out at sea. Hannah tends to Josef and he slowly breaks her shell of silence.

Awards:

25 wins & 14 nominations.

Production:

Strand Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
Metacritic:
68%