Yes, it's somewhat buried away in the credits that this is in fact a remake of a 2015 French film La Famille Belier, written by Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Eric Lartigau and Tomas Bidegain. Though that in itself sounds very much like a 1996 German film called Beyond Silence which has an almost identical plot (in this case the girl wants to leave the parents to play the clarinet). This version won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film.
And one for actually deaf actor Troy Kotsur, though Emilia Jones wasn't even nominated (she was by BAFTA), who had to spend months learning American sign language and how to work on a fishing vessel. They are both wonderful. The other members of the family are also good (and deaf), Marlee Matlin and Daniel Durant, and Eugenio Derbez is also good as the teacher. With Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Amy Forsyth, Kevin Chapman.
Photography Paula Huidoro, editor Geraud Brisson, music Maris De Vries. Filmed in Massachusetts. An independent production which was bought by Apple after Sundance success.
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