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Sound of Metal

Cast

Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff View All


Crew

Derek Cianfrance (Story), Darius Marder (Screenplay), Darius Marder (Director), Abraham Marder (Screenplay) View All

Release: Nov. 20th, 2020
Runtime: 2 hours, 1 minute
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.
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ScarletLion
Marder also wrote 'The Place Beyond the Pines', so it's clear that this team are a tight-knit group who believe in each others work.
Takoma11
It's not just Ruben's hearing loss: he is a recovering addict (and Lou also has struggled with self-harm), he must decide whether or not to try to use cochlear implants to try and "fix" his hearing loss, he repeatedly finds himself in situations where he is not "fluent"--unable to understand ASL, an....
Torgo
Also, Ruben's doctors describe the state of his hearing, but we get to hear how he hears thanks to audio effects that simulate the deaf experience.
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