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Beyond Silence(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-12-18
69%
74 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
About life, love and the sound of snow.
Overview:
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.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
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Movie: Beyond Silence
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sylvie Testud
Lara
Tatjana Trieb
Lara als Kind
Howie Seago
Martin
Emmanuelle Laborit
Kai
Sibylle Canonica
Clarissa
Matthias Habich
Gregor
Hansa Czypionka
Tom
Doris Schade
Lilli
Horst Sachtleben
Robert
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1996-12-18
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3.5 startsTagline
About life, love and the sound of snow.
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