Sound and Fury (2000)

Directed by

Josh Aronson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two American families with young deaf children disagree about whether to get cochlear implants for them. The documentary follows their arguments about the benefits of hearing versus the value of Deaf culture.

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What happens

Sound and Fury is a documentary film released in 2000 about two American families with young deaf children and their conflict over whether or not to give their children cochlear implants; surgically implanted devices that may improve their ability to hear but may threaten their Deaf identity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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