Drama
In the outskirts of London, Portuguese couple and parents of three, Bela and Jota, struggle to make ends meet. When a misunderstanding arises at school with their deaf daughter, the British social services grow concerned for the safety of their children. The film portrays the tireless battle of these immigrant parents against the law to keep their family together.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Silence & Darkness
Tommy
In the Company of Men
The System
Más allá del silencio
The Fear
Bori
Black
Desire: The Short Films Of Ohm
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Wildflower
The Miracle Worker
Snail
Johnny Got His Gun
Paula
A Summer Day, Your Voice
Babel
The Miracle Worker
The Quiet
Dear Frankie
SIMILAR MOVIES
Silence & Darkness
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 2019
Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a secluded small town with Father.Tommy
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1975
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.In the Company of Men
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1997
Two business executives--one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest--set out to exact revenge on the female gender by seeking out the most innocent, uncorrupted girl they can find and ruining her life.The System
IMDB 5.7 | Sep , 2018
Vastly different lives and perspectives become intertwined after a police officer suffering from reoccurring PTSD mistakenly shoots a deaf African-American kid, exposing layers of racial tension and corruption within the political, judicial and prison system.Más allá del silencio
IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1985
Fidel, a deaf mugger, sees the possibility of a new life after he start attending to a school for the deaf. However his chances are getting shorter as the a police officer is after his trail.The Fear
IMDB 7.6 | Feb , 1966
In this disturbing family drama, a prosperous middle-aged farmer takes up gambling and whoring at the expense of his devoted second wife. Meanwhile, his son the pervert becomes fascinated with the family's maid, a deaf-mute.Bori
IMDB 6.8 | May , 2020
Bori, an 11-year-old girl in a seaside village, is the only family member who can hear. As an elementary school student, Bori becomes more and more accustomed to talking with her friends while finding it hard to communicate with her family in sign language.Black
IMDB 7.7 | Feb , 2005
Unable to see, hear, or speak after a childhood illness, a young woman grows up prone to violent outbursts until an eccentric tutor changes her life.Desire: The Short Films Of Ohm
IMDB 5.2 | Feb , 2019
Collection of six short films from director Ohm Phanphiroj. Includes his acclaimed "Desire" trilogy (The Deaf Boy's Disease, The Space Between Us, and The Last Kiss) as well as three self-starring documentary films (Journey, The Meaning Of It All, and The First Conversation Between Frank And I).Her Love Boils Bathwater
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2016
A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame.Wildflower
IMDB 5.7 | Dec , 1991
One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from the torture she undergoes daily. However, Alice's stepfather soon finds out about the friendship Alice has struck up and punishes her brutally. This story of friendship and youth shows that everyone is human and deserves to be treated so, no matter their disability or weakness.The Miracle Worker
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1979
The true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, a gripping battle to overcome impossible obstacles and the struggle to communicate. As a young girl, Helen Keller is stricken with scarlet fever. The illness leaves her blind, mute, and deaf. Sealed off from the world, Helen cannot communicate with anyone, nor anyone with her. Often frustrated and desperate, Helen flies into uncontrollable rages and tantrums that terrify her hopeless family. The gifted teacher Annie Sullivan is summoned by the family to help the girl understand the world from which she is isolated, freeing Helen Keller from her internal prison forever. Television remake of the 1962 film which also starred Patty Duke in the role of Helen Keller.Snail
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2023
A loving mother strives to make her young son's singing dreams come true but an audition takes a dramatic, unforeseen turn.Johnny Got His Gun
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1971
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.Paula
IMDB 6.5 | May , 1952
A woman, distraught because of her recent miscarriage, accidentally injures a child in a hit-and-run accident, but she keeps the incident a secret. Overcome with guilt and remorse, she seeks out the child in the hospital and attempts to help him regain his speech, even though, if successful, it might mean he will implicate her for the crime.A Summer Day, Your Voice
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2015
Tetsuo Togami is in the 2nd grade of high school. Due to a fight, he is hospitalized. There, he meets Maiko Takashiro. She has an incurable disease. She also has a hearing disability and is unable to talk. At first, Tetsuo becomes embarrassed but begins exchanging text messages with Maiko. Through the text messages, he begins having feelings for her. Even after his discharge from the hospital, he goes to visit Maiko every day. They promise to go out together on Maiko's birthday, but her condition worsens.Babel
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2006
In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world.The Miracle Worker
IMDB 7.8 | May , 1962
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.The Quiet
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2005
After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent her from telling her secrets to her silent stepsister, including the fact that she wants to kill her lecherous father.Dear Frankie
IMDB 7 | May , 2004
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...