SOUND OF METAL

Review: An itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben begins to experience intermittent hearing loss during a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs. He checks in with a specialist who tells him his condition will rapidly worsen. When told this Ruben thinks his music career – and with his life is over.
Director: Darius Marder
Actors: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric, Chelsea Lee, Shaheem Sanchez, Chris Perfetti, Bill Thorpe, Michael Tow, William Xifaras, Rena Maliszewski, Tom Kemp and Jeremy Lee Stone
Year: 2019
Genre: Drama and Music
Conclusion: 4/5
I loved this film. Fantastic performances from the whole cast but it is Riz Ahmed and Paul Raci who give outstanding performances. For this role Riz Ahmed had to learn how to play the drums although watching this you wouldn’t know and would just presume he could already play and had been playing for years. He also had to learn American sign language. This is a film about identity. At the Academy Awards in 2021 this won 2 Oscar Awards. They were for Best Sound and Best Achievement in Film Editing. At the Bafta Awards in 2021 this won for Best Sound and Best Editing.