Sound of Falling

Sound of Falling (German: In die Sonne schauen, lit. 'Looking into the sun') is a 2025 German drama film co-written and directed by Mascha Schilinski. Starring Hanna Heckt, Lena Urzendowsky, Laeni Geiseler, Susanne Wuest, Luise Heyer, and Lea Drinda, it follows four generations of girls connected by a farm in the Altmark, Germany. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 14 May 2025, where it won the Jury Prize. It was selected as the German entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. It was theatrically released in Germany by Neue Visionen on 28 August 2025.