Planet of Snail
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  • Summary: Young-Chan is an accomplished poet who can no longer hear or see. He communicates with his wife Soon-Ho through finger braille, a unique form of communication where words are tapped on each other's hands. They rely on one another completely; even simple domestic tasks require complex collaboration and everyday moments that most of us hardly notice become tender shared experiences. (Cinema Guild)… Collapse

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Farran Smith Nehme
    Jul 27, 2012
    88
    Gentle, simply told love stories are as rare in documentaries these days as they are in narrative film. That alone makes Yi Seung-jun's Planet of Snail a standout.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    Sep 13, 2012
    80
    Planet of Snail is simple, direct and magical. The warm, intimate story of a singular couple, it won the top prize at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and it will win you over as well if you give it the chance.
  3. Total Film
    Reviewed by: James Mottram
    Jul 23, 2012
    60
    What emerges is a touching study (in more ways than one) of the trials, terrors and triumphs of living with physical disability.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Mark Feeney
    Sep 13, 2012
    38
    The Korean documentary Planet of Snail is spare and unemphatic - too much so - with an abiding sweetness of spirit.

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