# Sound of Falling (2025) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/sound-of-falling/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-13

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 78% |
| Critic Score | 95% |
| Audience Score | 59% |
| Metascore | 90/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.9/5 |
| IMDb | 7/10 |
| Director | Mascha Schilinski |
| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | 155 min |

## Quick answer

Sound of Falling (2025) earns a 78% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Critics have hailed this Cannes Jury Prize winner as a formally audacious, deeply unsettling generational epic that mark Critics and audiences diverge (95% critic vs 59% audience). Metascore 90/100. Directed by Mascha Schilinski.

## Critics consensus

Critics have hailed this Cannes Jury Prize winner as a formally audacious, deeply unsettling generational epic that marks Schilinski as a major new voice, even as some general viewers have found its fractured structure and bleak subject matter tougher to embrace.

## Synopsis

Four girls growing up decades apart — in the 1910s, 1940s, 1980s, and 2020s — share the same farmhouse in rural northern Germany, their lives quietly echoing one another across generations. Mascha Schilinski's sophomore feature weaves their stories into a single tapestry of girlhood, trauma, and inherited memory, letting the house itself hold what each era leaves behind.

## Cast

Hanna Heckt, Lena Urzendowsky, Laeni Geiseler, Susanne Wuest, Luise Heyer, Lea Drinda

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Sound of Falling worth watching?**
Sound of Falling holds a 78% Celluloid Score. Critics have hailed this Cannes Jury Prize winner as a formally audacious, deeply unsettling generational epic that marks Schilinski as a major new voice, even as some general viewers have found its fractured structure and bleak subject matter tougher to embrace.

**What is Sound of Falling about?**
Four girls growing up decades apart — in the 1910s, 1940s, 1980s, and 2020s — share the same farmhouse in rural northern Germany, their lives quietly echoing one another across generations. Mascha Schilinski's sophomore feature weaves their stories into a single tapestry of girlhood, trauma, and inherited memory, letting the house itself hold what each era leaves behind.

**Who directed Sound of Falling?**
Sound of Falling (2025) was directed by Mascha Schilinski.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Sound of Falling?**
78% — the average of five public sources: critics 95%, audience 59%, Metascore 90/100, Letterboxd 3.9/5, and IMDb 7/10.

**Where can I watch Sound of Falling?**
Streaming availability varies by region — see the Sound of Falling page for current options.

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