Sound of Metal

"Music was his world. Then silence revealed a new one."

Dec 4 2020 R 2h 10m
Drama, Music

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.

Plot

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?

Written by

Darius Marder, Abraham Marder, Derek Cianfrance

Directed by

Darius Marder

Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

BFI Film Fund, Tandem, Stage 6 Films, National Lottery, BFI, Amazon Studios, Vertigo Films, Caviar

Languages

English, Français

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 94 wins & 183 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
183,494
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
82
Popularity
NA