PLANET OF SNAIL (E) 2011 KOREA YI SEUNG-JUN £14.99
Korean documentary about the experiences in life and love of a deaf-blind man. Young-Chan describes himself as coming from the Planet of Snail, a reference to the way he experiences the world almost entirely through the sense of touch. When he meets his wife and soulmate, Soon-Ho, his world opens up as she becomes his eyes and ears and teaches him to read using Braille.
But Soon-Ho has problems of her own in the form of a severe spinal disability, and as time goes by they must both come to terms with the fact that Soon-Ho may not always be there for Young-Chan.
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