Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Planet of Snail

Play trailer Poster for Planet of Snail 2012 1h 27m Documentary Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 29 Reviews 73% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A deaf-blind poet and his devoted wife share a rich life together and communicate with a touch-based form of Braille.
Planet of Snail

What to Know

Critics Consensus

When life moves slow, Planet of Snail is there to reinvigorate your heart in this ageless story of enduring love.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 09/13/2012
4/5
"Planet of Snail" is simple, direct and magical. Go to Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post 07/26/2012
3.5/4
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. Go to Full Review
Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com 07/25/2012
"Planet of Snail" offers a precious moment of clarity and simplicity amid a chaotic and poisonous summer, and tells an unforgettable love story to boot. Go to Full Review
Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com 02/09/2020
Yi Seung-jun has crafted a remarkable depiction of love, understanding, and patience. Young-Chan's unique experience is expressed through watery sound manipulation, and tranquil cinematography that captures the intimacy with which he perceives the world. Go to Full Review
Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 08/06/2019
3/4
A deeply humane film in that way, relatively straightforward in structure and style but its story is one that is both timeless and moving. Go to Full Review
Eve Tushnet Patheos 01/03/2019
This is a great movie, memorable and subtle. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
12/04/2013 Snails RULE!!!! I love it when they leave streak slimes on my head See more 09/01/2013 A beautiful story about 2 extraordinary people. Also an amazing insight into human sensitivities and sensibilities. See more 07/08/2013 Beautiful and thought provoking. See more 02/28/2013 A lyrical film about the life and marriage of Young-chan, a disabled man who lost his vision and hearing at a young age, after he had learned to speak, and his wife, Soon-ho, who suffers from spinal injury that stunted her growth. She communicates with him by tapping on his hand in braille. We become witnesses the their life, not only challenges - which clearly there are, but also the gentleness and kindness, depth, and fun of their relationship. He is a poet, a writer, an artist. She seems to be able to tap into his needs, always. And when they are concerned that he may be too dependent on her, and she escorts him, to "his day away from her" with is cane...Upon his return, they confide with each other honestly how they felt about it..I liked that director Yi Seung-jun, did not use any voice-over narration, but simply showed us what their life is like...A beautiful love story; Masterfully shot poetic film, about a unique marriage-partnership. See more 12/03/2012 the lyrical and hypnotizing minutia of the everyday lives of two handicapped people. See more 09/11/2012 Download for free http://movie2downloadfree.blogspot.com/ http://movie2downloadfree.blogspot.com/ http://movie2downloadfree.blogspot.com/ http://movie2downloadfree.blogspot.com/ http://movie2downloadfree.blogspot.com/ See more Read all reviews
Planet of Snail

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
We Are Poets 80% % We Are Poets Watchlist A Syrian Love Story 92% 87% A Syrian Love Story Watchlist Men of the Cloth 60% % Men of the Cloth Watchlist Kingdom of Us 100% 83% Kingdom of Us Watchlist TRAILER for Kingdom of Us The Dungeon Masters 67% 28% The Dungeon Masters Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A deaf-blind poet and his devoted wife share a rich life together and communicate with a touch-based form of Braille.
Director
Yi Seung-jun
Producer
Kim Min-chul, Gary Kam
Distributor
Cinema Guild
Production Co
NHK, Finnish Film Foundation, Yleisradio
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 25, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 27m