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Beyond Silence

Original title: Jenseits der Stille
  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.4K
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Beyond Silence (1996)
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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 ... Read allSince 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 matur... Read allSince 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 h... Read all
IMDb RATING
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4.4K
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  • Director
    • Caroline Link
  • Writers
    • Caroline Link
    • Beth Serlin
  • Stars
    • Sylvie Testud
    • Tatjana Trieb
    • Howie Seago
Top credits
  • Director
    • Caroline Link
  • Writers
    • Caroline Link
    • Beth Serlin
  • Stars
    • Sylvie Testud
    • Tatjana Trieb
    • Howie Seago
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Sylvie Testud
    Sylvie Testud
    • Lara
    Tatjana Trieb
    • Lara als Kind (Lara as Child)
    Howie Seago
    • Martin
    Emmanuelle Laborit
    • Kai
    Sibylle Canonica
    Sibylle Canonica
    • Clarissa
    Matthias Habich
    Matthias Habich
    • Gregor (Clarissa's husband)
    Alexandra Bolz
    • Marie
    Hansa Czypionka
    Hansa Czypionka
    • Tom
    Doris Schade
    • Lilli
    Horst Sachtleben
    • Robert
    Hubert Mulzer
    • Herr Gärtner
    Birge Schade
    • Fräulein Mertens
    Stephan Kampwirth
    Stephan Kampwirth
    • Bankbeamter
    Lea Mekhméche
    • Johanna
    Laurel Severin
    • Martin als Kind
    Selestina Stanissavijevic
    • Clarissa als Kind
    Julia Lorbeer
    • Bettina
    Anna Bickhofer
    • Bea
    • Director
      • Caroline Link
    • Writers
      • Caroline Link
      • Beth Serlin
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      Martin: How does snow sound? What does it say to you?

      Lara: It says, "Crunch, crunch, brr, brr."

      Martin: What are "crunch" and "brr"? What kind of words are they?

      Lara: To tell the truth, snow doesn't say much. It's even said that snow swallows every sound. When snow is on the ground, everything is much quieter.

      Martin: Honest? Snow makes the world quiet? That's beautiful.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The X-Files: Fight the Future/The Land Girls/Mulan/Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's/Beyond Silence (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Roter Salon
      Composed by Jochen Schmidt-Hambrock

    User reviews28

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    Top review
    7/10
    Realistic look at life with deaf parents...
    I recently rented the movie, "Beyond the Silence," and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

    As a sign language interpreter, I have read many books about CODA's (Children of Deaf Adults). I think that "Beyond the Silence" does a pretty good job of showing the difficulty and extra responsibilities that a child with deaf parents experiences.

    If you enjoyed this movie, I would suggest reading the book "At a Loss for Words." It's a very touching story about a girl growing up with deaf parents and coming to terms with her feeling of guilt and anger and also love for them.

    I'm not trying to be "preachy," but PLEASE don't call deaf people "mute." That term is negative and out-of-date.
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    • Apr 10, 1999

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    • Release date
      • June 5, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • German Sign Language
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • 走出寂靜
    • Filming locations
      • Gedächtniskirche, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • ARTE
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
      • Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $181,881
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,015
      • Jun 7, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $181,881
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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