The Secret Life of Words is a 2005 Spanish film, directed by Isabel Coixet and starring Sarah Polley and Tim Robbins. The film was released on December 15, 2006 and grossed a worldwide total of $6,410,058. Taciturn, partially deaf Hanna is a Yugoslavian native working in a factory in Northern Ireland. She is forced to take a vacation by her boss, who tells her that her co-workers have been offended by her lack of socializing. After overhearing a conversation about a need for a nurse, she takes on a job as private nurse for burn victim Josef . He is bedridden on an offshore oil rig after a... fire on the rig, and has severe burns and is temporarily blinded. The rig is not operational awaiting an investigation, and few people remain on board. Hanna talks very little, and especially does not want to talk about herself. Despite his pain, Josef is constantly making jokes, some of them humorous sexual advances. Hanna's care for him includes holding the urinal and washing his entire body. As they get closer, they start sharing their experiences.
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| Release date: | October 21, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Isabel Coixet |
| Runtime: | 115 Minutes |
| Producer: | Pedro Almodóvar, Esther García |
| Music by: | Hal Hartley |
| Screenplay by: | Isabel Coixet |