Winner of the Oscars-2021 for Best Editing and Best Sound – a film by Darium Marder
A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.
Keeping at bay his inner demons by devoting himself to art, metal drummer, Ruben, has been living for the moment for the past four years. Then, while on tour with his lead-singer/girlfriend, Lou, Ruben realises that his hearing is rapidly deteriorating. As this sudden hearing loss turns his world upside down, and numbing fear paired with angry denial take over, Ruben reluctantly accepts to join a small deaf community overseen by Joe, a compassionate Vietnam War veteran. Now, Ruben needs to find some solid ground, understand that being deaf is not a handicap and that deafness isn't something to fix. But, is Ruben willing to accept his new life and learn how to be deaf?
Language:
English, French, American Sign Language, russian subtitles, proper for Deaf and Hard of Hearing viewers
Director:
Darius Marder
Cast:
Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Chris Perfetti
USA, Belgium, 2019, 120 min
drama, music
18+
Media
AfishaDaily: Talking to the film editor Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, the Oscar winner
Artyom Makarsky talked to the Sound of Metal editor Mikkel Nielsen from Denmark about how his knowledge of music influenced the film, what interests him in Tarkovsky and what personal victories at the Oscars and BAFTAs mean for him.
Tatler: Sound of Metal - a drama about how to lose your hearing, but not yourself
The musical drama directed by debutant Darius Marder, which received six Oscar nominations, will be released in Russia on June 24. Film reviewer Anastasia Gulidzhanyan explains why this picture is worth to be watched even if you are far from punk rock culture.