In The Fade

(GERMANY/FRANCE)
Subtitled

WINNER: Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes
WINNER: Best Actress, Cannes Film Festival
WINNER: Best Foreign Language Film, Critics’ Choice Awards

Out of nowhere, Katja’s life falls apart when her husband Nuri and little son Rocco are killed in a bomb attack. Her friends and family try to give her the support she needs, and Katja somehow manages to make it through the funeral. But the mind-numbing search for the perpetrators and reasons behind the senseless killing complicate Katja‘s painful mourning, opening wounds and doubts. Danilo, a lawyer and Nuri’s best friend, represents Katja in the eventual trial against the two suspects: a young couple from the neo-Nazi scene. The trial pushes Katja to the edge, but there’s simply no alternative for her: she wants justice.

“It’s a deeply unsettling film – delivering a message that can’t be ignored.”
The Washington Post

“Kruger’s performance is gruelling, heart-rending.”
Chicago Reader