Beyond Silence

Beyond Silence

109 mins | Drama | Dec. 18, 1996

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.

Beyond Silence

109 mins | Drama | Dec. 18, 1996

Beyond Silence
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Roxy Film, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Original title Jenseits der Stille
Directors Caroline Link
Writers Beth Serlin, Caroline Link

Cast

Sylvie Testud

as Lara

Tatjana Trieb

as Lara als Kind

Howie Seago

as Martin

Sibylle Canonica

as Clarissa

Matthias Habich

as Gregor

Alexandra Bolz

as Marie

Doris Schade

as Lilli

Horst Sachtleben

as Robert

Hubert Mulzer

as Herr Gärtner

Birge Schade

as Fräulein Mertens

Stephan Kampwirth

as Bankbeamter

Lea Mekhméche

as Johanna

Laurel Severin

as Martin als Kind

Selestina Stanissavijevic

as Clarissa als Kind

Julia Lorbeer

as Bettina

Stefan Spreer

as Walter

Karin Lehmann

as Sekretärin Musikhochschule

Stefan von Moers

as Mitarbeiter Musikhochschule

Marta Rodríguez

as Konzertbesucherin

Jutta Schaad

as Mitarbeiterin Musikhochschule

Giora Feidman

as Giora Feidman

Ute Cremer

as Professorin Musikhochschule

Franz Hanfstingl

as Professor Musikhochschule

Susann Bieling

as Verkäuferin Spielwarenladen