Underplayed Gems

The Sound of Things (2016)

The Sound of Things poster
Original title
El sonido de las cosas
Directed by
Ariel Escalante Meza
Genre
drama film
Country
Costa Rica
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman returns to her hometown in Costa Rica after a long absence. She confronts family memories and the quiet changes in the place she once knew.

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What happens

The Sound of Things (Spanish: El Sonido de las Cosas) is a 2016 Costa Rican drama film directed by Ariel Escalante. It was shown at international film festivals and was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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