In 1917, Boston Conservatory students Lionel, a gifted singer and David, a charismatic pianist, set out on a self-appointed mission to record the voices and songs of their fellow Americans before they vanish into war. Drawn together by music and subtle chemistry, their bond deepens — into friendship, into love, into something unspoken and profound.

Director Oliver Hermanus adapts Ben Shattuck’s short story into a tender, elegiac romance that exists in the spaces between words. Narrated decades later by an older Lionel and with folk arrangements by Sam Amidon, the film is a tactile meditation on sound, love and human connection.

Director: Oliver Hermanus
Cast: Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor, Chris Cooper

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