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Beyond Silence

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Original title

Jenseits der Stille

Year

1996

Running time

109 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Caroline Link

Screenwriter

Caroline Link, Beth Serlin

Cast

Music

Niki Reiser

Cinematography

Gernot Roll

Producer

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion, Roxy Film

Genre

Drama | Deafness

Synopsis

Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes when Lara has to decide between her parents and her own ambitions.

Awards: 1997: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

1997: Tokyo Film Festival: Best Film

1996: German Film Awards: Best Actress

1998: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.

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Beyond Silence

1996

Caroline Link

6.7

(256)