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The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Drama

THE SOUND OF ONE HAND CLAPPING

"A child without a past - a mother without a future - a story about love."

19981h 33m3.6 TMDb

Directed by Richard Flanagan

Spoiler-Free

Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's distraught father perseveres with his new life in a new country, but he is soon crushed into an alcoholic despair, and Sonja herself abandons him at the earliest opportunity.

Cast

Kerry Fox

Kerry Fox

Sonja Buloh

Kristof Kaczmarek

Kristof Kaczmarek

Bojan Buloh

Evelyn Krape

Evelyn Krape

Jenja

Rosie Flanagan

Rosie Flanagan

Sonja (aged 8)

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Jean

Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman

Picotti

Melita Jurišić

Melita Jurišić

Maria

Sergio Tell

Sergio Tell

Jiri

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion6.7
Complexity5.7
Humor5.3
Realism6.6
Action5.4
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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