Sound of My Voice

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Sound of My Voice

R

2012

1h 24m

Drama

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California couple Peter (Christopher Denham) and Lorna (Nicole Vicius) set out to make a documentary meant to expose a charismatic cult leader named Maggie (Brit Marling) as a fraud. Maggie claims to be from the year 2054 and is seemingly allergic to almost everything in her environment; she lives in a basement, subsisting on canned oxygen, homegrown food and the blood of her acolytes. Though at first, Peter and Lorna are adamant that Maggie is a fake, they both soon fall under her spell.

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Scott Foundas

Film Comment Magazine

06/20/2013

Sound of My Voice is a too-rare example of intelligent, ambitious genre filmmaking.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

11/22/2012

3/5

Either Maggie is the real deal, or she's lying, or we never find out. In any case, anticlimax seems inevitable.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

08/03/2012

3/5

[A] bumpy but watchable cult-penetration thriller.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/22/2023

4/5

Walks the fine line of something psychological and supernatural, not only keeping the audience invested throughout, but also delivers a fulfilling explanation for the mysterious situation.

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David Reddish

Queerty

03/20/2022

3.5/4

As with much of Marlings work, audiences can read all the plot points of the movie in more than one way, which only adds to the hypnotic, beguiling quality of the story. But, as with many of lifes questions, the mystery might be an answer unto itself.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

03/04/2021

Sound of My Voice is the first feature from a young director and these drawbacks are indicative of that greenness. Still, Batmanglij has made a better-than-average genre film that does exactly what genre films are supposed to do.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 Mar 21

A bit of a different spin on the cultist sub-genre with a tinge of sci-fi to it.

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Stoner J

@Stoner 02/11/2024

Interesting enough to watch but a completely incomplete and lackluster ending!

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Raul M

@raulmeloferreira 12/14/2023

Astonishing Jesus Christ updated story

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Sam L

@RT97139741 12/08/2023

An extraordinary film. Brilliantly acted, and filmed, it's atmospheric, and mysterious, and plays it cards close to the vest. I think the main reason for a lot of the bad reviews is a dislike of an ending that feels like a letdown. It's actually a brilliant and perfect ending and a gut punch, but, like every other Marling/Batmanglij piece, you have to let go of expectations, let the film absorb you, and be comfortable with ambiguity and paradox.

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Elle I

@RT22145536 05/23/2023

Loved this film. If you love psychological mind benders with surprise endings, this one's for you.

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KEVIN C

@RT21901671 11/02/2022

A couple of documentary filmmakers infiltrate a secret cult with a hidden camera in order to expose the group and their leader who claims to be from the future. Really interesting and engaging story makes you forget the low budget. Not that it looks bad or anything, but it's mostly filmed in one main location which works for the claustrophobic feeling of being held in the throes of the cult. I enjoyed this one.

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Synopsis

California couple Peter (Christopher Denham) and Lorna (Nicole Vicius) set out to make a documentary meant to expose a charismatic cult leader named Maggie (Brit Marling) as a fraud. Maggie claims to be from the year 2054 and is seemingly allergic to almost everything in her environment; she lives in a basement, subsisting on canned oxygen, homegrown food and the blood of her acolytes. Though at first, Peter and Lorna are adamant that Maggie is a fake, they both soon fall under her spell.

Director: Zal Batmanglij
Producer: Hans Ritter, Brit Marling, Shelley Surpin
Screenwriter: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: Skyscraper Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $405.6K
Runtime: 1h 24m