Sound of Metal
A deafeningly determined drummer fights to keep his avant‑garde metal duo on the road as his hearing collapses and insurance refuses to fund life‑saving implants, pitting his passion against his lover’s pleas for safety and sobriety in a race against irreversible silence.
“Music was his world. Then silence revealed a new one.”
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Ruben, a metal drummer, begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor informs him that his condition will continue to deteriorate, he believes his career and life are over. His girlfriend, Lou, enrolls the former addict in a rehabilitation program for the deaf in an effort to prevent a relapse and help him adjust to his changing circumstances. As he is welcomed and accepted for who he is, Ruben must ultimately decide between embracing his new normal and returning to the life he once had.
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Edited by Mikkel E G NielsenShot by Daniel BouquetScored by Nicolas BeckerDesigned by Jeremy Woodward
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41 unique people credited
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17Rena Maliszewski
as Audiologist
Tom Kemp
as Dr. Paysinger
Elan Sicroff
as Pianist
Jeremy Lee Stone
as ASL Teacher
Ezra Marder
as ASL Student
Hartmut Teuber
as Karl
Hillary Baack
as Hanna
Joe Toledo
as Toldeo
Adam Preston
as Jake
Jonathon Lejeune
as Frank
Sean Powell
as Surfbort Member
Dani Miller
as Surfbort Member
Alex Kilgore
as Surfbort Member
Jamie Ghazarian
as Concert Goer (uncredited)
David Arthur Sousa
as Rock Fan (uncredited)
Marisa Defranco
as Student (uncredited)
Thomas O Brien Vallor
as Concert Goer (uncredited)
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