Prime-Video - Sound of Metal : Discover the trailer

By Mulder, 24 september 2020

Sound of Metal is an american drama film directed by Darius Marder and starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff and Mathieu Amalric. It tells the story of a drummer who begins to lose his hearing. The film had its world premiere in the Platform Prize program at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019. It will be released theatrically on November 20, 2020 and streaming on Prime Video on December 4, 2020, by Amazon Studios.

During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recovering heroin addict into a secluded sober house for the deaf in hopes it will prevent a relapse and help him learn to adapt to his new situation. But after being welcomed into a community that accepts him just as he is, Ruben has to choose between his equilibrium and the drive to reclaim the life he once knew. Utilizing startling, innovative sound design techniques, director Darius Marder takes audiences inside Ruben’s experience to vividly recreate his journey into a rarely examined world.

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Synopsis :
Ruben and Lou live on the bangs of the cities in their caravan, criss-crossing the United States between concerts. While his girlfriend screams into the microphone, Ruben sets his drums on fire. But one day all he hears is a muffled buzz. The doctor's diagnosis is clear: Ruben has a hearing loss and will soon be deaf. Anxiety and depression lurk as his past addictions resurface. The couple will have to make a difficult decision that will jeopardize their future.

Sound of Metal
Directed by Darius Marder
Produced by Bert Hamelinck, Sacha Ben Harroche, Bill Benz, Cathy Benz
Written by Darius Marder, Abraham Marder
Starring Rice Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Mathieu Amalric
Music by Nicolas Becker, Abraham Marder
Cinematography : Daniël Bouqet
Edited by Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Production company: Caviar, Ward Four
Distributed by Amazon Studios
Release date: September 6, 2019 (TIFF), November 20 2020 (United States)
Running time : 130mns