# Sound of Falling (2025) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/sound-of-falling/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 83% |
| Editorial Rating | 95/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 59% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 90/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.9/5 |
| IMDb | 7/10 |
| Director | Mascha Schilinski |
| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | 155 min |
| Festival premiere | Cannes 2025 |

## Quick answer

Sound of Falling (2025) earns a 83% 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.

## Celluloid verdict

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

## Accolades

Premiered at Cannes 2025.

## Where to watch

Global: MUBI
the United States: MUBI
the United Kingdom: MUBI
India: MUBI
Turkey: MUBI
South Korea: TVING
Pakistan: MUBI

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Sound of Falling worth watching?**
Sound of Falling holds a 83% 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?**
83% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (95/100), Metascore (90/100), Letterboxd (3.9/5), and IMDb (7/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch Sound of Falling?**
Sound of Falling is streaming on MUBI; on MUBI in the United States; on MUBI in the United Kingdom; on MUBI in India; on MUBI in Turkey; on TVING in South Korea; on MUBI in Pakistan. Availability varies by region.

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