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Sound of Falling
2025
· Movie
· 149 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
58–95
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 92, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A reclusive sound engineer, specializing in field recordings of nature, travels to a remote forest to capture the acoustics of a pristine waterfall. He discovers that the waterfall emits a unique, almost musical frequency that has a strange, calming effect. However, a logging company's planned operations threaten to destroy the site. He races to document the sound and prove its unique properties, finding an unexpected connection between the natural world and human well-being.
Details
- Director
- Mascha Schilinski
- Writers
- Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski
- Released
- 28 August 2025
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 18 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 35 →1 major award won · 18 wins from 35 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Jury Prize | Mascha Schilinski | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Palme d'Or | Mascha Schilinski | Nominee |
| European Film Awards 2026 | European Cinematographer | Fabian Gamper | Nominee |
| European Film Awards 2026 | European Costume Designer | Sabrina Krämer | Winner |
| European Film Awards 2026 | European Make-up & Hair Artist | Irina Schwarz, Anne-Marie Walther | Nominee |
| European Film Awards 2026 | European Composer (Original Score) | Michael Fiedler, Eike Hosenfeld | Nominee |
| European Film Awards 2026 | Best Film | Sound of Falling | Nominee |
| European Film Awards 2026 | Best Screenwriter | Mascha Schilinski and Louise Peter | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Jury Prize | Mascha Schilinski | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Mascha Schilinski | Nominee |
German Film Awards
11 nominations, 10 won
| Best Cinematography | Fabian Gamper | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Sabrina Krämer | Winner |
| Best Director | Mascha Schilinski | Winner |
| Best Editing | Evelyn Rack | Winner |
| Best Fiction Film | Sound of Falling | Winner |
| Best Make-Up | Anne-Marie Walther, Irina Schwarz | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Cosima Vellenzer, Maike Kiefer | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Mascha Schilinski, Louise Peter | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing | Claudio Demel, Billie Mind, Kai Tebbel, Sebastian Heyser, Jürgen Schulz | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lena Urzendowsky | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Claudia Geisler-Bading | Nominee |
Chicago International Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Mascha Schilinski | Winner |
| Best Sound | Sound of Falling | Winner |
| Gold Hugo | Sound of Falling | Nominee |
European Film Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| European Costume Designer | Sabrina Krämer | Winner |
| Best Casting Director | Karimah El-Giamal, Germany Jacqueline Rietz | Nominee |
| Best Director | Mascha Schilinski | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sound of Falling | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Mascha Schilinski and Louise Peter | Nominee |
| European Cinematographer | Fabian Gamper | Nominee |
| European Composer (Original Score) | Michael Fiedler, Eike Hosenfeld | Nominee |
| European Make-up & Hair Artist | Irina Schwarz, Anne-Marie Walther | Nominee |
Camerimage
2 nominations, 1 won
| Silver Frog | Fabian Gamper | Winner |
| Golden Frog | Fabian Gamper | Nominee |
Stockholm International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Mascha Schillinski | Winner |
| Golden Horse | Sound of Falling | Nominee |
Athens International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Athena | Sound of Falling | Winner |
Jerusalem Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director – Special Mention | Mascha Schilinski | Winner |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best International Feature | Lucas Schmidt and Maren Schmitt | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Mascha Schilinski and Louise Peter | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Independent Film | Mascha Schilinski, Louise Peter, Maren Schmitt, Lucas Schmidt | Nominee |
Melbourne International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Bright Horizons Competition | Mascha Schilinski | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Spike | Sound of Falling | Nominee |