Directed by Mascha Schilinski, the movie accommodates four generations of German women, all occupying the same house but in different eras with different rules.

Sound of Falling weaves together the experiences of four generations of women living in the same rural stretch of northern Germany, and the secrets that have accumulated over that time.

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