CODA Movie Storyline. In Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the United States, a culturally Deaf family runs a fishing business. Ruby, who is 17 years old and the only hearing family member, helps her Deaf parents and brother with the business. In high school, she joins the choir club, where she is attracted to her duet partner and finds a passion for singing. Her choirmaster encourages her to consider music school, and she has to decide between helping her family and pursuing her goal.
CODA is a 2021 American drama film featuring a hearing teenage girl who is a child of deaf adults (CODA for short). Written and directed by Sian Heder, the film stars Emilia Jones as the hearing girl, with Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur as her culturally Deaf parents and Daniel Durant as her deaf brother. Eugenio Derbez and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo also star in the film.
The film, which is an English-language remake of the 2014 French-language film La Famille Bélier, was filmed on location in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the United States. CODA had its world premiere on January 28, 2021 at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Apple acquired distribution rights to CODA for a festival-record $25 million. The film will be released in theaters and through the Apple TV+ streaming service on August 13, 2021.
CODA (2021)
Directed by: Sian Heder
Starring: Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin, Maeve Chapman, Ayana Brown, kyana Fanene, Anilee list, Stane Martin
Screenplay by: Sian Heder
Production Design by: Diane Lederman
Cinematography by: Paula Huidobro
Film Editing by: Geraud Brisson
Costume Design by: Brenda Abbandandolo
Set Decoration by: Vanessa Knoll, Amy Morrison
Art Direction by: Paul Richards, Jeremy Woolsey
Music by: Marius de Vries
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong sexual content and language, and drug use.
Distributed by: Apple TV+
Release Date: January 28, 2021 (Sundance), August 13, 2021 (United States)
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