Director: Oliver Hermanus
Cast: Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor, Molly Price, Alison Bartlett, Michael Schantz
The History of Sound is a 2025 British-American historical drama directed by Oliver Hermanus, following two young men in the early twentieth century who embark on a mission to document the voices, folk songs, and everyday lives of ordinary Americans during the First World War era.
What is The History of Sound about?
Set against the backdrop of a nation at war, two young men form a profound bond as they travel across rural America with recording equipment, capturing the songs and stories of communities that might otherwise vanish forever. Their shared purpose deepens into something more personal — a relationship shaped by longing, memory, and the passage of time. As the war draws closer, their journey becomes a race to preserve what is fragile and fleeting. The film spans decades, returning to the sounds and silences that defined a generation, exploring how music becomes the vessel through which we carry the people we have loved and lost.
Cast & crew
Director Oliver Hermanus, known for his emotionally precise work on Living, brings a restrained and lyrical sensibility to the film. Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor lead as the two men at the heart of the story, with supporting performances from Chris Cooper, Molly Price, and Hadley Robinson grounding the period in texture and authenticity.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The History of Sound offers something genuinely resonant: a meditation on preservation, memory, and the way music holds culture together across time and distance. Iranian audiences have a deep cultural relationship with folk music, oral tradition, and the idea that song is how a people remembers itself — themes this film explores with quiet intensity. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub as well as Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible to every viewer in the family regardless of English fluency.
Where & how to watch
The History of Sound is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on your TV, phone, or browser — no extra download required, no VPN needed, no geo-blocking. Start watching today and cancel anytime.