SummaryA remote German farm harbors generations of secrets. Four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, uncover the truth behind its weathered walls.
Directed By:Mascha Schilinski
Written By:Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski
Sound of Falling
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
90
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
90
92% Positive
24 Reviews
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8% Mixed
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Mar 4, 2026
100
Sound of Falling asks a fair bit of audiences. It provides great rewards for those who oblige.
May 16, 2025
100
Schilinski is in such control of every frame, every cut, prop and camera move that it’s often breathtaking just to witness the emergence of this grandly interlaced tapestry of grief.
May 16, 2025
100
It’s an astonishing work, twining together the lives of four generations of families with an intricacy and intimacy that feels like an act of psychic transmission.
Jan 16, 2026
90
The attraction is in the haunting texture of the picture, its delicate, breathy wonder.
Sep 15, 2025
88
The past comes off in Mascha Schilinski’s film as an onerous, if unseen, weight on the present.
May 16, 2025
50
The Sound of Falling may be one of the most grim films on the female experience you’ll ever see, but it never rises above this darkness to deliver anything illuminating about being a woman.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
84% Positive
16 Ratings
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3 Ratings
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Mar 10, 2026
3
The family drama. A genre that gives audiences the opportunity to observe the intricacies of the family dynamic, without having to engage in any of the aggro that may come with it.German director Mascha Schilinski, with only her second feature, delivers not just any old family drama, but one that spans four generations of families, who all happened to live in the same place...
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Production Company:
- Studio Zentral
- Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF)
- Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)
Release Date:Jan 16, 2026
Duration:2 h 29 m
Awards
German Film Awards
• 11 Nominations
European Film Awards
• 8 Nominations
German Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
