The Secret Life of Words
2005 · 1h 55m · Drama, Romance · Ireland, Spain · Rated 6 (AT)
A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.
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Isabel Coixet6.7Smart score
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depressiondubrovnikdying and deathfactoryfactory workerhearing impairedloss of loved onenurseoil platformtorturewar crimeswoman directoryugoslavia
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