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RUNNING FROM TRAUMA

SOUND OF METAL How Silence Stops A Man From Running

SOUND OF METAL
How Silence Stops A Man From Running

April 26, 2021 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Ruben has been on the run for a long time. No one becomes a heroin addict unless there’s something too painful inside for him to stop, for even a moment, to hear (or feel). So, Ruben runs – with drugs, frantic hard metal drumming, and in his desperate love for his singer-girlfriend, Lou (Olivia Cooke). …

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“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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