Beyond Silence

Beyond Silence

1996 · 109 min · DE · 6.9 (59 votes)
Dir. Caroline Link · Starring Sylvie Testud, Tatjana Trieb, Howie Seago, Emmanuelle Laborit, Sibylle Canonica, Matthias Habich · Music Niki Reiser

About life, love and the sound of snow.

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Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into the lives of the deaf and at a story about the love for music. A girl who has always had to translate speech into sign language for her deaf parents yet when her love for playing music grows strong she must decide to continue doing something she cannot share with her parents.

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A deeply felt, quiet exploration of a young woman navigating the chasm between her passion for music and her family's world of silence. It's a tender, introspective journey about finding one's voice amidst unspoken love and profound loss.

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