Hearing follows Ninh, a sound technician installing decibel meters across volatile public spaces and fractured homes while grappling with his own separation from his ex-wife, aging mother, and estranged parents. Bringing depth to this narrative, Lê Bảo describes the film best: “Hearing is an anti-love story about people who love one another yet keep their tenderness and purity locked away, unable to voice the truths buried in their hearts. Instead, they wound each other, and themselves, until the distance between them grows unbearable. It is a tale of relentless longing. The characters in this story are gentle, wounded people. They crave comfort and consolation.”