SORDA
"Authentically explores the challenges faced by deaf individuals in a hearing world."
"Profoundly nuanced performance."
"Deaf completely outshines the sentimental CODA by keeping the focus where it belongs: on Ángela."
"An effective audience pleaser, DEAF should travel after its premiere in the Berlinale Panorama section."
"The director chose the details that would best fit into a story full of love, conflicts, and clashes."
CAST
- Álvaro Cervantes (VALLEY OF THE DEAD, THE FINAL GAME)
- Elena Irureta (A MOROCCAN AFFAIR, TAKE MY EYES)
WHY WE LOVE IT
Winner of two awards, including the Audience Award, the only official prize of the Panorama Section at the Berlin International Film Festival. Director Eva Libertad’s film explores an unprecedented theme in cinema: the relationship between a deaf woman and motherhood. It tells the semi-biographical story of its lead, the deaf actress Miriam Garlo, whose performance evokes strong parallels with Marlee Matlin’s Oscar-winning portrayal in CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD. She is joined by Goya nominated Álvaro Cervantes (THE SEX OF THE ANGELS), and the veteran Elena Irureta (PATRIA). Through the clever use of sound effects, the film not only fosters empathy for people with hearing impairments but also allows the audience to experience their joys and frustrations firsthand.
SYNOPSIS
When deaf Ángela expects a child with her hearing partner Héctor, her fears about motherhood surface as she confronts the reality of raising a baby in a world not built for her.
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