Sound Of Metal

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Synopsis

American Sign Language/English-language Drama. A metal drummer and recovering addict (Riz Ahmed) loses his hearing and enters a program for deaf addicts.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing
• Infrequent artistic representations of breasts and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

• Grief and loss
• Adapting to change
• Communication and connection

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for frequent coarse language

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