In the Fade
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Fatih Akin |
| Written by | Fatih Akin |
| Produced by | Fatih Akin Mélita Toscan du Plantier Marie-Jeanne Pascal |
| Starring | Diane Kruger |
| Cinematography | Rainer Klausmann |
| Edited by | Andrew Bird |
| Music by | Josh Homme |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (Germany) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Countries | Germany France[1] |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $1.5 million (Germany)[2] |
In the Fade (German: Aus dem Nichts) is a 2017 German drama film directed by Fatih Akin. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4] At Cannes, Diane Kruger won the Best Actress award.[5] It was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[6] making the December shortlist.[7]
The film is named after a song by the American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, whose lead singer, Josh Homme, wrote the film's score.[8]
Plot
Katja is married to Nuri Sekerci, a Turkish man with whom she has a 5-year-old son. They live in Hamburg. She met Nuri when she bought hashish from him when she was a student. She married him when he was still in prison, despite both his parents and hers being opposed to the marriage. Since the birth of their son Rocco, Nuri has quit drug trafficking, studied business administration while in jail, and now works in Hamburg at a translation and tax office.
She drops their son off at her husband’s office in the afternoon. When Katja returns for him in the evening, she finds the road blocked. A policeman tells her that a man and a child have been killed in a nail bomb attack. DNA analysis confirms that the victims are her husband and son. Shortly before the attack, Katja saw a young blonde woman at the scene, and noticed that she did not chain her bike to the railings, although the bike looked new. The bike basket contained a black parcel.
She tells the police what she saw, but their investigation initially focuses on revenge from drug traffickers. Katja suspects that her husband’s Turkish background might have something to do with the attack. However, police arrest two suspects, André and Edda Möller, a young neo-Nazi couple with international connections, and the prosecution charges them with double murder, based on allegedly watertight evidence.
At the later court hearing, a scientific expert describes all the horrific details of the bomb attack. Assisting Katja is attorney Danilo Fava. She also meets André Möller's father, who does not despair at the act of his son and invites her to coffee and cake. Her son’s drawings and the small plastic anchor of his pirate ship in the bath remind Katja of Rocco and Nuri; she is so despairing that she sees no reason to continue living. But then Katja decides she wants justice and revenge.
Cast
- Diane Kruger as Katja Sekerci
- Denis Moschitto as Danilo Fava
- Johannes Krisch as Haberbeck
- Ulrich Tukur as Jürgen Möller
- Samia Chancrin as Birgit
- Numan Acar as Nuri Sekerci
- Rafael Santana as Rocco Sekerci
Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 59% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
References
- ^ "26 co-productions françaises en lice pour les Oscars". Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "In the Fade". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "The 2017 Official Selection". Cannes. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More". IndieWire. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (28 May 2017). "2017 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Robert (24 August 2017). "Fatih Akin's 'In the Fade' Selected as German Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Pond, Steve (14 December 2017). "Oscars Foreign Language Shortlist Includes 'The Square,' 'A Fantastic Woman'". The Wrap. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Scores Cannes Movie 'In the Fade'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "In the Fade (Aus Dem Nichts) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "In the Fade reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
See also
- List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
External links
- In the Fade at IMDb