Deaf (Spanish: Sorda) is a 2025 Spanish drama film written and directed by Eva Libertad, a continuation of the 2023 Goya Award-nominated short film of the same name co-directed by Eva Libertad, that starred the sister of Eva Libertad, Miriam Garlo. This feature length film also stars deaf actress Miriam Garlo along with Álvaro Cervantes, Elena Irureta, and Joaquín Notario. It follows Ángela, a deaf woman, who is expecting a child with her hearing partner, Héctor.[1][2]
The film selected in Panorama 2025 had its premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2025, where it won the Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film.[3] It was released in Spanish theaters on 4 April 2025 by A Contracorriente Films.
Synopsis
Ángela, a deaf woman working in a pottery studio in rural Spain,[4] is expecting a baby with her hearing partner, Héctor. The pregnancy stirs up her anxieties about motherhood and her ability to communicate with her daughter. The birth of the baby girl triggers a crisis for the couple, as Ángela navigates raising her daughter in a world that does not cater to her needs.
The film written and directed by Eva Libertad[es], stars deaf actress Miriam Garlo, who also featured in the 37th Goya Awards nominated short film of the same name, with Álvaro Cervantes, Elena Irureta, and Joaquín Notario. It is produced by Miriam Porté for Distinto Films, Nuria Muñoz Ortín for Nexus CreaFilms and Amalia Blanco for A Contracorriente Films. The film has the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and 7TV Región of Murcia,[6] and will be distributed in Spanish cinemas by A Contracorriente Films. It was filmed in Murcia for six weeks in June and July 2024.[7]
Release
The Deaf team attending the closing gala of the 28th Málaga Film Festival
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily assessed that the film "authentically explores the challenges faced by deaf individuals in a hearing world".[4]
Víctor A. Gómez of La Opinión de Málaga welcomed how the film "achieves what it sets out to do without [cheap] emotional low blows or looking like a triptych from a regional ministry of social affairs ".[23]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 5 out of 5 stars, writing that as the story becomes universal, Deaf turns into "a film about the terrible, deep and secret fears that come with motherhood".[24]
Juan Pando[es] of Fotogramas rated Deaf 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the fresh and natural tone chosen in the narration" as the best thing about the film.[25]
↑ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (3 January 2025). "El cine español que se estrenará en 2025"[Spanish cinema to be released in 2025]. Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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