Afire

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Afire

The newest film from acclaimed German filmmaker Christian Petzold (Phoenix, Barbara), and his third in collaboration with lead actress Paula Beer (Transit, Undine).

While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) are surprised by the presence of Nadja (Beer), a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and, with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. An encroaching forest fire threatens the group as Nadja and Leon grow closer, and tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive.

Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.

JBFC Members: Get a Passport stamp for Germany when you see Afire!

"The uncompromising work of a master not only on conceptual and stylistic levels but also in terms of his emotional politics"
Savina Petkova, The Playlist
"Petzold’s latest, Afire, unfurls with all the page-turning seduction of a gripping novella."
Rory O'Connor, The Film Stage


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