The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998, English. Directed by Richard Flanagan.
A child without a past - a mother without a future - a story about love.
Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's distraught father perseveres with his new life in a new country, but he is soon crushed into an alcoholic despair, and Sonja herself abandons him at the earliest opportunity. Now, nearly 20 years later, a single and pregnant Sonja returns to Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 22 April 1998
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Richard Flanagan
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 April 1998. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Sound of One Hand Clapping, try Requiem for a Dream, Goodnight, Mister Tom, The Railway Man.
Who directed The Sound of One Hand Clapping?
The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) was directed by Richard Flanagan and stars Kerry Fox, Kristof Kaczmarek, Evelyn Krape.