Review of CODA

Surprisingly good film about a young teen woman who is the only hearing member of a family in which everyone else is profoundly deaf, and she has a talent for singing. Normally I hate films in which American kids pursue their dream of becoming a...dancer, singer, whatever...but this one really touched me. Maybe it was the genuine deaf cast, or naunced way that it dealt with the issues around sacrificing your own dreams for the sake of your family's needs. I found out afterwards that it's a remake of a French film, The Bellier Family, and I quite want to watch that too.

Watched via informal distribution.