The Sound of Falling (In die Sonne schauen)

Screening: 9 April 2026


A young girl looks back hauntingly into the camera among a group of older people dressed smartly in black

Director: Mascha Schilinski
Cast: Hanna Heckt, Lena Urzendowsky, Laeni Geiseler, Susanne Wuest, Luise Heyer
Country: Germany
Language: German (English subtitles)
Running time: 149 mins
Rating: TBC


Film summary

A remote German farm harbours generations of secrets. Four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, uncover the truth behind its weathered walls. Though separated by time, their lives begin to mirror each other.


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What the critics said

“A drama of intergenerational trauma and genetic memories, visions and experiences suppressed and handed on to descendants and grandchildren in whom they can return as neurotic symptoms of the repressed.”

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“It’s not every day you see a movie that resembles nothing you’ve quite seen before, making you question the very notion of what a movie can be.”

Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter

Major awards

  • Winner – Jury Prize (Mascha Schilinski, Director), Cannes 2025
  • Nominee – Palme d’Or (Mascha Schilinski, Director), Cannes 2025