Sound of Metal
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Sound of Metal is a 2019 drama film about a heavy metal drummer whose life is upended when he begins to lose his hearing, exploring themes of identity, addiction, and the Deaf community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sound of Metal canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9112356 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sound of Metal Context triple: [Riz Ahmed, notableWork, Sound of Metal]
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A.
Dead Sound
Dead Sound is a musical act known for its work with musician Bill Schneider.
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B.
The Sound Inside
The Sound Inside is a critically acclaimed stage play by Adam Rapp that explores the intense, unsettling relationship between a Yale creative writing professor and one of her students.
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C.
The Sound
"The Sound" is a catchy, synth-driven pop song by English band The 1975, known for its infectious chorus and polished, danceable production.
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D.
The Sound
The Sound is the strait between Denmark and Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat and is one of the world's busiest waterways.
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E.
Bone Machine
"Bone Machine" is the opening track of the Pixies' influential 1988 album *Surfer Rosa*, known for its raw sound and surreal, fragmented lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sound of Metal Target entity description: Sound of Metal is a 2019 drama film about a heavy metal drummer whose life is upended when he begins to lose his hearing, exploring themes of identity, addiction, and the Deaf community.
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A.
Dead Sound
Dead Sound is a musical act known for its work with musician Bill Schneider.
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B.
The Sound Inside
The Sound Inside is a critically acclaimed stage play by Adam Rapp that explores the intense, unsettling relationship between a Yale creative writing professor and one of her students.
-
C.
The Sound
"The Sound" is a catchy, synth-driven pop song by English band The 1975, known for its infectious chorus and polished, danceable production.
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D.
The Sound
The Sound is the strait between Denmark and Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat and is one of the world's busiest waterways.
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E.
Bone Machine
"Bone Machine" is the opening track of the Pixies' influential 1988 album *Surfer Rosa*, known for its raw sound and surreal, fragmented lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNominations |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| academyAwardsWon |
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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Academy Award for Best Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Deaf community
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acceptance ⓘ addiction ⓘ hearing loss ⓘ identity ⓘ recovery ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | heavy metal drummer ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Daniël Bouquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| digitalReleasePlatform | Amazon Prime Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Darius Marder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Amazon Studios
NERFINISHED
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Vertigo Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mikkel E. G. Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCommunity | Deaf community ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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independent film ⓘ |
| leadActor | Riz Ahmed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Olivia Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Joe
NERFINISHED
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Lou NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruben Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Abraham Marder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicolas Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | subjective sound design to represent deafness ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | protagonist coping with sudden hearing loss ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative sound design
ⓘ
realistic depiction of deafness and Deaf culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Lauren Ridloff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mathieu Amalric NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Raci NERFINISHED ⓘ Riz Ahmed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bert Hamelinck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sacha Ben Harroche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Abraham Marder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darius Marder NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Cianfrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| storyBy | Derek Cianfrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActor | Paul Raci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDateUS | 2020-11-20 ⓘ |
| worldPremiereAt | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereDate | 2019-09-06 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sound of Metal Description of subject: Sound of Metal is a 2019 drama film about a heavy metal drummer whose life is upended when he begins to lose his hearing, exploring themes of identity, addiction, and the Deaf community.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.