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Mourning
Mourning (2011)
, 1h25
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Sahar Dolatshahi, Peymân Maâdi

Dans la pénombre, on entend un couple se disputer violemment. Puis, ils quittent précipitamment leur domicile. Les phares de leur véhicule éclairent alors la chambre de leur fils Arshia, âgé de dix ans, qui ne dort pas et n'a donc rien perdu de la scène. Dès le lendemain, l'oncle et la tante de l'enfant, tous deux sourds, partent sur des routes escarpées et sinueuses à la recherche des parents. Or, la route s'avère, en fin de compte, douloureuse : les parents d'Arshia sont victimes d'un terrible accident…
Out of the Past
Out of the Past (1947)
, 1h37
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Steve Brodie

Joe Stefanos (Paul Valentine) arrives at small, out-of-the-way Bridgeport, California, in search of Jeff Bailey (Mitchum). Jeff is away, off on a picnic with local girl Ann Miller (Virginia Huston). Stefanos sends Jeff's deaf young assistant, The Kid (Dickie Moore), off to bring Jeff back. When he arrives Stefanos informs Jeff that Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas) wants to see him. Jeff has a past with Whit which Ann is unaware of. Ann trusts Jeff implicitly, but her parents are wary, as is Jim (Richard Webb), a local police officer who is Ann's long-time admirer.
Land of Silence and Darkness
Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
, 1h25
Directed by Werner Herzog
Origin German
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about disabilities, La cécité, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Werner Herzog

Un regard sur Fini Straubinger, une vieille dame sourde et aveugle depuis son adolescence, et sur son travail en compagnie d'autres personnes sourdaveugles. Le film montre comment ils éprouvent des difficultés à comprendre et accepter une communauté dans laquelle ils sont quasiment isolés.
Deafula
Deafula (1975)
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation

Steve Adams (Peter Wolf), a theology student, begins to suspect he may be a vampire after a series of blood-draining murders in his town. After his preacher father has a heart attack, Steve is told the mysterious circumstances surrounding his mother's death and finds out that she was seduced by Dracula while she was pregnant with him. Steve sets out to find Dracula's coffin to release himself from this curse, while two detectives attempt to catch this serial murderer.
Beyond Silence
Beyond Silence (1996)
, 1h49
Directed by Caroline Link
Origin German
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Sylvie Testud, Emmanuelle Laborit, Howie Seago, Matthias Habich, Sibylle Canonica, Birge Schade

The film tells the story of Lara, who grows up as the daughter of deaf parents. Lara herself is hearing and is fluent in sign language. Even as a young child, she serves as an interpreter for her parents in many situations. For example, she interprets at a credit negotiation at the bank, although not always completely truthfully.
In the Land of the Deaf
In the Land of the Deaf (1992)
, 1h39
Directed by Nicolas Philibert
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, French Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Claire Garguier, Levent Beskardes, Chantal Liennel

This film focuses on the interrelationships between Deaf culture and language in France. Its overview encompasses a broad range of perspectives, contrasting the stories of a family who has been deaf and thriving for five generations with the story of a woman whose deafness was misunderstood, causing her to be confined for a time in an asylum for the insane. The documentary features hearing-impaired people of all ages and from all walks of life. With their profound deafness in common, the children and adults featured in this film communicate their dreams and thoughts through sign language. In one segment, Philibert focuses his camera on group of schoolchildren who are learning how to communicate in a world where they must read lips and speak words. The personal lives of some of the pupils and various adults are explored, including an actor, a sign-language teacher, and an engaged couple.
Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence (2000)
, 1h30
Directed by Sun Zhou
Origin Chine
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Gong Li, Lü Liping

Une mère célibataire lutte pour élever son enfant sourd et pour lui faire entrer à l'école malgré les autorités chinoises.
11’09”01—September 11
11’09”01—September 11 (2002)
, 2h15
Directed by Sean Penn, Claude Lelouch, Amos Gitaï, Youssef Chahine, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Danis Tanović, Ken Loach, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Shōhei Imamura, Mira Nair, Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about disabilities, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Sign-language films, French Sign Language films, Films about language and translation, Films about hijackings
Actors Ernest Borgnine, Emmanuelle Laborit, Akira Emoto, Mitsuko Baishō, Ken Ogata, Keren Mor

Dans un village au Moyen-Orient, la population se prépare à des représailles américaines en préparant des abris de terre cuite. Personne n'appréhende vraiment ce qui s'est passé à New York, mais ils savent que, même s'ils n'ont rien à voir avec cela, ils vont en subir les conséquences. Le film dénonce la manière dont des villages innocents dont la réalité n'a rien à voir avec les attentats du 11 septembre subissent finalement le même sort que les tours, sans vraiment comprendre.
Hear Me
Hear Me (2009)
, 1h49
Directed by Fen-Fen Cheng
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Ivy Chen, Michelle Chen Yan-hsi

Nées sourdes, Xiao Peng se trouve avec l'équipe de natation pour handicapés dans l'espoir de participer aux Jeux olympiques, aux côtés de sa petite sœur Yang Yang qui l'encourage régulièrement. Y apparaît le jeune Tian Kuo qui, apportant le déjeuner à l’équipe, est bouleversé par la conversation en langue des signes taïwanaise des deux filles et s'éprend pour Yang Yang.
The Hammer
The Hammer (2010)
, 1h48
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Russell Harvard, Raymond J. Barry, Shoshannah Stern, Sara Fletcher, Courtney Halverson, Susan Gibney

The Hammer follows Matt Hamill, who was born deaf, in his youth and mostly in 1997, when Hamill is a sophomore walk-on at Rochester Institute of Technology and wins the first of three collegiate wrestling championships.
Crimes en sourdine
Crimes en sourdine (2012)
, 2h1
Directed by Joël Chalude
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, French Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Annie Cordy, Joël Chalude, Chantal Liennel, Patrick Préjean, Roland Magdane, Annick Alane

Deux vieilles tantes sourdes complètement déjantées consacrent leur temps et leur énergie à trucider tous les protagonistes d'une intervention chirurgicale ratée aux dépens d'un neveu (un implant cochléaire destiné à le guérir de sa surdité de naissance). Leur dessein va être contrarié par la venue d’un serial killer, également sourd, poursuivi par les polices du monde entier, et la détermination d’un interprète pour sourds à les faire interner...
Koko: A Talking Gorilla
Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978)
, 1h25
Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Medical-themed films, Documentaire animalier, Documentary films about environmental issues, Films about apes, Films about disabilities, Documentary films about nature, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation

The film introduces us to Koko soon after she was brought from the San Francisco Zoo to Stanford University by Dr. Penny Patterson for a controversial experiment—she would be taught the basics of human communication through American Sign Language.