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Sound of Falling

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2025 | 148 min | Drama

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 28 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

Four adolescent girls each spend their youth in the same farmhouse over the last century. Though separated by decades, resonances between their lives emerge: their desires and distress, secrets and truths, encounters with another’s gaze and defiant gaze in return.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 91 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.0 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Best International Independent Film. Plus 17 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $5 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 241K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mascha Schilinski

  • Luise HeyerChrista
  • Lena UrzendowskyAngelika
  • Claudia Geisler-BadingIrm
  • Lea DrindaErika
  • Hanna HecktAlma
  • Laeni GeiselerLenka
  • Florian GeißelmannRainer
  • Andreas AnkeAlbat
  • Susanne WuestEmma
  • Gode BenedixMax