During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant 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.
- Year2020
- Runtime130 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorDarius Marder
- ScreenwriterDarius Marder, Abraham Marder
- ProducerBert Hamelinck, p.g.a., Sacha Ben Harroche, p.g.a.
- Executive ProducerRiz Ahmed, Michaël Sagol, Daniel Sbrega, Dickey Abedon, Derek Cianfrance, Kirt Gunn, Fredric King
- CastRiz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Almaric
- CinematographerDaniël Bouquet, NSC
- EditorMikkel E. G. Nielsen
- Production DesignJeremy Woodward
- Sound DesignNicolas Becker
- MusicAbraham Marder, Nicolas Becker
During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant 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.
- Year2020
- Runtime130 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorDarius Marder
- ScreenwriterDarius Marder, Abraham Marder
- ProducerBert Hamelinck, p.g.a., Sacha Ben Harroche, p.g.a.
- Executive ProducerRiz Ahmed, Michaël Sagol, Daniel Sbrega, Dickey Abedon, Derek Cianfrance, Kirt Gunn, Fredric King
- CastRiz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Almaric
- CinematographerDaniël Bouquet, NSC
- EditorMikkel E. G. Nielsen
- Production DesignJeremy Woodward
- Sound DesignNicolas Becker
- MusicAbraham Marder, Nicolas Becker