Deaf

Directed by Eva Libertad

Spain

2025

99 mins

Unclassified 15+

A happy Spanish couple – one deaf, and one hearing – encounter strains on their tight bond when a new baby leads to drastically different experiences of parenthood. Berlinale 2025.

Rich with emotion, writer-director Eva Libertad’s feature debut zeroes in on a couple on the cusp of great change. Deaf ceramist Ángela (Miriam Garlo) and her hearing partner Héctor (Álvaro Cervantes) live harmoniously as an inter-abled couple – but with a baby on the way, their status quo is shaken. Overwhelmed by doctors’ appointments, childbirth, and advice, Ángela feels isolated by a society that patronises and excludes her. She begins to worry whether she and her child, if hearing, will ever truly understand one another. Bolstered by moving performances and an inventive soundscape attuned to Ángela’s perspective, this is a drama of tremendous compassion, about a woman fighting against invisibility.

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“Authentically explores the challenges faced by deaf individuals in a hearing world without ever feeling patronising or preachy.”

Jonathan Holland, Screen International

Tickets

Sat 7 June 2025, 8:15pm

Past Event

Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 3

Ritz Randwick - Cinema 3

Mon 9 June 2025, 9:30am

Past Event

State Theatre

Thu 12 June 2025, 6:15pm

Past Event

Palace Norton Street - Cinema 3

Palace Norton St - Cinema 3

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Program Strand
Europe! Voices of Women+ In Film
Original Title
SORDA
Year
2025
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
Spain
Language
In Spanish and Spanish Sign Language with English subtitles
Director
Eva Libertad
Producer
Miriam Porté, Nuria Muñoz Ortín, Adolfo Blanco
Cast
Miriam Garlo, Álvaro Cervantes, Elena Irureta
Screenwriter
Eva Libertad
Cinematographer
Gina Ferrer García
Editor
Marta Velasco
Genre
Award Winner, Women Directors, Women’s Stories, Disability
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Madman Entertainment

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