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Afire

Name: Afire
Director: Christian Petzold
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Released: 2023
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel, Enno Trebs, Matthias Brandt

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.

2023 · Directed by Christian Petzold · 103 min · Drama · Romance · Comedy · 39 frames

Crew

Written by: Christian Petzold
Cinematography: Hans Fromm
Edited by: Bettina Böhler
Production design: Klaus-Dieter Gruber
Produced by: Michael Weber, Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Anton Kaiser

Cast

Thomas Schubert as Leon
Paula Beer as Nadja
Langston Uibel as Felix
Enno Trebs as Devid
Matthias Brandt as Helmut
Jennipher Antoni as Mrs. Roland, Cashier
Ralph Barnebeck as Police Officer
Esther Esche as Mrs. König, Hotel Manager
Mario Fürstenberg as Male Nurse
Assunta Hamm as Nurse

Production

Country: Germany
Language: German, Spanish
Studios: Schramm Film, ZDF, ARTE
Box office: $2,147,526
Themes: friendship, germany, photographer, literature, bisexuality, climate change, northern germany, cottage, writer, summer

More by Christian Petzold

Phoenix — 2014
Transit — 2018
Undine — 2020

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