Alma discovers that she was named after her deceased sister and fears she will suffer the same fate. Erika becomes entangled in a dangerous fascination with her disabled uncle. Angelika, trapped in an unstable family, balances between a longing for death and a desire to live. And Lenka, growing up in apparent security, struggles to find her place within her family and her new surroundings. Despite the years that separate them, their lives seem mysteriously intertwined. When a tragic event on the farm repeats itself, the boundaries between past and present begin to blur.
Sound of Falling is a haunting drama about four generations of girls connected—and confined—by a shared past. Through small keyholes, crooked corridors, and murky water, we experience their emotional worlds filled with inner turmoil, subjective memories, and concealed traumas. With her exceptional second feature, director Mascha Schilinski sought to present a female perspective on rural German life in the last century, exploring intimate, small-scale suffering alongside the major events of national history. Her intriguing directorial vision did not go unnoticed: Sound of Falling won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was internationally acclaimed for its dreamlike cinematography, supernatural sound design, and understated storytelling.
