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Masking Threshold (2021)

Masking Threshold poster
Directed by
Johannes Grenzfurthner
Genre
drama film, horror film, psychological horror fiction
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man struggles with a debilitating hearing condition that distorts everyday sounds into unbearable noise. He retreats into his apartment to conduct obsessive experiments in an attempt to find relief.

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What happens

Masking Threshold is a 2021 English-language Austrian horror film directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner, and produced by art group monochrom. Sound plays an essential role in the film. Grenzfurthner says that Masking Threshold forms a trilogy with Razzennest and Solvent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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