Superb drama about a man coping with losing his hearing while struggling with addiction, now finally available in the UK.
The film brilliantly covers the disorientation, detachment and loneliness of losing one of your senses.
Probably the best thing about the film is the sound. The design is extraordinary, and often makes the viewer hear like Ruben, played by Riz Ahmed, does, often before contrasting it with how it really sounds. The muffled sounds that accompany the scenes of deafness…