Sound of Falling

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Sound of Falling

Nov 2025

2h 29m

Drama

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Over the course of a century, as four girls from different time periods experience their youth on a German farm, their lives become intertwined until time seems to dissolve.

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Exquisitely well-crafted and laced with mordant humor, Sound of Falling is a haunting generational drama that announces Mascha Schillinski as a world-class directorial talent.

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Pat Brown

Slant Magazine

The past comes off in Mascha Schilinski’s film as an onerous, if unseen, weight on the present.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 12, 2025

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Whatever issues one may have with the storytelling approach to “Sound of Falling,” its technical achievements are undeniable.

Jun 18, 2025

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Justin Chang

The New Yorker

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a filmmaker wield the tools of her craft with such an ingenious and committed sense of mischief. Sound of Falling... is both disorienting and enveloping; it knocks you off your feet and then sweeps you up again.

Jun 2, 2025

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Lee Jutton

Film Inquiry

With its leisurely running time (over two and a half hours) and dark subject matter, Sound of Falling may not be for everyone, but I couldn’t help but fall under its spell.

Nov 26, 2025

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Del Winters

MovieJawn

The year and 1,400 faces taken to cast Sound of Falling are apparent on screen, because the sizable ensemble never betrays a single false note.

Nov 23, 2025

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

A powerful reminder of what movies — and only movies — can do, Sound of Falling is, quite simply, the best film of the year.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 30, 2025

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Xenia T

2:30hr shitload under the name of creativity. Disgusting movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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Synopsis

Over the course of a century, as four girls from different time periods experience their youth on a German farm, their lives become intertwined until time seems to dissolve.

Director: Mascha Schilinski
Producer: Lucas Schmidt, Lasse Scharpen
Screenwriter: Mascha Schilinski, Louise Peter, Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski
Distributor: MUBI
Production Co: ZDF, Studio Zentral
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 29m