As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
Acting
Troy Kotsur's entire body is a masterclass in physical performance.
Direction
Heder frames silence as loud as any dialogue scene.
Score
Sound design that makes you hear differently afterward.
Director
Sian Heder
Emilia Jones
Ruby Rossi
Marlee Matlin
Jackie Rossi
Troy Kotsur
Frank Rossi
Eugenio Derbez
Bernardo Villalobos
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
Miles
Daniel Durant
Leo Rossi
Amy Forsyth
Gertie
Kevin Chapman
Brady
John Fiore
Tony Salgado
Lonnie Farmer
Arthur
Courtland Jones
Ms. Simon
Molly B. Thomas
Audra
Ayana Brown
Guidance Counselor
Kyana Fanene
Riff Girl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
CODA is a remake of 2014 French film 'La Famille Bélier,' but Heder rebuilt it with a deaf director's eye and actual deaf actors — Marlee Matlin famously refused to participate unless the family was authentically cast.
The Berklee audition where Ruby signs while singing? That was Emilia Jones's actual audition take, filmed after only nine months of ASL training and vocal coaching. Troy Kotsur's visible emotional reaction is unscripted.
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