Beyond Silence

Beyond Silence

About life, love and the sound of snow.

1996•1h 49m•6.9/10

DramaMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(80)

Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into the lives of the deaf and at a story about the love for music. A girl who has always had to translate speech into sign language for her deaf parents yet when her love for playing music grows strong she must decide to continue doing something she cannot share with her parents.

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Production

Roxy Film, BR

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Sylvie Testud

Sylvie Testud

Lara

Tatjana Trieb

Tatjana Trieb

Lara als Kind

Howie Seago

Howie Seago

Martin

Emmanuelle Laborit

Emmanuelle Laborit

Kai

Sibylle Canonica

Sibylle Canonica

Clarissa

Matthias Habich

Matthias Habich

Gregor

Alexandra Bolz

Marie

Hansa Czypionka

Hansa Czypionka

Tom

Doris Schade

Doris Schade

Lilli

Horst Sachtleben

Horst Sachtleben

Robert

Hubert Mulzer

Hubert Mulzer

Herr Gärtner

Birge Schade

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

Stefan Spreer

Walter

Karin Lehmann

Sekretärin Musikhochschule

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