Deaf
Synopsis
Rich with emotion, writer-director Eva Libertad’s feature debut zeroes in on a couple on the cusp of great change. Deaf ceramist Ángela (Miriam Garlo) and her hearing partner Héctor (Álvaro Cervantes) live harmoniously as an inter-abled couple – but with a baby on the way, their status quo is shaken. Overwhelmed by doctors’ appointments, childbirth, and advice, Ángela feels isolated by a society that patronises and excludes her. She begins to worry whether she and her child, if hearing, will ever truly understand one other. Bolstered by moving performances and an inventive soundscape attuned to Ángela’s perspective, this is a drama of tremendous compassion, about a woman fighting against invisibility.
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