Coda(12A)
14th March 2023Sian Heder - 2021 111 mins
USA
Language English
As a child of deaf adults Ruby is the only hearing member of her deaf family. When the family’s fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion at music college and abandoning her parents at their time of need.
Score: 94.57%
Some members' comments:
Pleasant. Excellent - sensitive direction. Very moving. Every sentimental and cute cliche, but an absolutely BRILLIANT movie that really pulled it off. Loved it. Beautiful film. Loved it. A lovely film - very funny at times and very moving. Very moving at times — especially at the audition for school entry. Best film of the season. A*. Over the top for the first few minutes, but then I loved it. Well, wasn’t that nice! Grade A. Very good. A-. But, how did they succeed without an interpreter. You would need a heart of stone not to be moved. Not the predictable American campus movie I was expecting. It turned out to be extremely moving and instructive in the difficulties faced by non-hearing families. A Hollywood ending - a bit slushy? - Yes but I forgave them. Happy, sad, good feel good movie.