Sound of Falling

Name: Sound of Falling
Genre: Drama, War
Released: January 16, 2026
Duration: 149 min
Rating: 90

2026

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MUBI | Release Date: January 16, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: A remote German farm harbors generations of secrets. Four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, uncover the truth behind its weathered walls.

Genre(s): Drama, War

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 149 min

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100

Wendy Ide

May 16, 2025

What’s certain is that Sound Of Falling, the striking second feature from German director Mascha Schilinski, is a work of thrilling ambition realised by an assured directorial vision. Read full review

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Liam Lacey

Jan 13, 2026

A bravura example of an endangered species: the unapologetically enigmatic, visionary European art film. Read full review

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Donald Clarke

Mar 4, 2026

Sound of Falling asks a fair bit of audiences. It provides great rewards for those who oblige. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Jan 16, 2026

The attraction is in the haunting texture of the picture, its delicate, breathy wonder. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Jan 16, 2026

Sound of Falling operates like a ghost story, complete with a haunted house, but the ghosts aren’t supernatural. The ghost is history. Read full review

The Playlist Elena Lazic

May 16, 2025

For all its sprawling ambition, Schilinski’s sophomore feature is most effective and moving on a human scale. A dissociative film, it recreates the febrile sensation of a mind splintered by too many painful truths, which continue to linger in the body long after they’ve vanished from memory. Read full review

Collider Emma Kiely

May 16, 2025

The Sound of Falling may be one of the most grim films on the female experience you’ll ever see, but it never rises above this darkness to deliver anything illuminating about being a woman. Read full review

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3	#3 Best Movie of 2026

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