During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recovering heroin addict into a secluded sober house for the deaf in hopes it will prevent a relapse and help him learn to adapt to his new situation. But after being welcomed into a community that accepts him just as he is, Ruben has to choose between his equilibrium and the drive to reclaim the life he once knew.
Utilizing startling, innovative sound design techniques, director Darius Marder takes audiences inside Ruben’s experience to vividly recreate his journey into a rarely examined world. But this becomes much more than a film about deafness — it’s really the story of a restless young man finding spritual grace. Riz Ahmed probably deserved the Academy Award for his performance.
An intensely unique sonic experience that demands careful and focused aural attention.
Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
Propelled by a distinctive style and a potent lead performance, Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal builds a singular tension between silence and noise.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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Darius Marder
Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric
USA
2020
English
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Credits
Screenwriter
Darius Marder, Abraham Marder
Cinematography
Daniël Bouquet
Editor
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Original Music
Nicolas Becker, Abraham Marder
Production Design
Jeremy Woodward
Art Director
Gert Stas
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