In the Belier family, everyone is deaf, except dutiful sixteen-year-old Paula (Louane Emera). She acts as an indispensible interpreter for her parents and younger brother, especially in the running of the family dairy farm.
Though her salt-of-the-earth father (Francois Damiens) has decided to run for mayor spurred on by her vivacious but over-involved mother (Karin Viard) Paula's attentions are very much elsewhere. She's witnessed the handsome new boy at school sign up for the choir and impulsively joined too. It's not long before her music teacher (Eric Elmosnino) discovers her considerable talent, however his encouragement only exacerbates the matter of Paula's independence.
Building to a heart-soaring and emotional finale, The Belier Family is a feel-great triumph. Emera, making her screen debut after being discovered on the French edition of The Voice, is a genuine revelation she lends both sincerity and joy to this deeply moving film that has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon.
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