In the Fade

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In the Fade

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2017

1h 45m

Drama

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Katja's life falls apart in the blink of an eye when two neo-Nazis kill her husband and 6-year-old son in a bomb attack. Her quest for justice soon pushes her to the edge as the two suspects stand trial for murder.

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Critics Consensus

In the Fade proves Diane Kruger is more than up to the task of carrying a movie -- even if the end result doesn't quite live up to her remarkable work.

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Noah Berlatsky

Chicago Reader

It remains a good movie, with an important message about the costs of intolerance and radicalization. It doesn’t, however, quite live up to the shattering power of its early moments.

May 17, 2024

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

In the Fade is never less than gripping.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 27, 2018

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

It's a mercurial performance, subtly modulated, and somewhat at odds with an increasingly melodramatic potboiler that flirts uneasily with the pulpy conventions of vengeance-fuelled B-movies.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 25, 2018

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Dan Schindel

Vague Visages

In the Fade would be more tonally coherent if it stuck to the courtroom plotline, even if that would make it little more than a glorified episode of some legal procedural TV show.

Dec 6, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

It’s an emotional odyssey in three acts, a story of grief and rage and revenge in the modern Germany of weaponized racism, and [Diane] Kruger powers it with a ferocious performance as Katja.

Jan 7, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Less a searing examination of sociopolitical issues than a Death Wish reconfigured for leftist viewers.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 29, 2021

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Lorry S

Diane was so good in this movie. It is worth watching based on true events. A story that needs to be told.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Joe W

Not a bad movie. Maybe a little too simple, but it had some entertainment value.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/01/25

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Kyle M

Unsatisfying vengeance story and frustrating courtroom drama could accumulate some sort of societal criticism as defense, whilst mainly a captivating solo showcase for Diane Kruger’s definitive caliber. (B)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/24

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Logan D

Following the death of her husband and child to a terrorist bombing, Katja's motivation for living is to see the criminals punished. As Katja, Kruger carries this film. Skillfully moving from joy to devastation to resolve, she is ferocious. I felt as though I had viewed a trilogy of short films. The first is losing her husband and grieving. Second, the court room drama. Finally, her decision to finalize the events she has suffered. The director, Akin, and his cinematographer, Rainer Klausmann, impress with their composition of scenes. I'll definitely look for other films by Akin. Some have an issue with the ending but I didn't. Highly recommended.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/21/24

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Eye C

Great movie, but is so hard to watch it, the injustice, the frustration. Putting that a side, is interesting, and goes to places uncommon, like the family affected is not a perfect good family, no, it's the opposite, for that kind of decisions this gives something out of the ordinary.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Georgan G

3 & 1/4 stars. Quite a thriller, but ultimately predictable. Sad, since it's based on true events.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/21/23

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Katja's life falls apart in the blink of an eye when two neo-Nazis kill her husband and 6-year-old son in a bomb attack. Her quest for justice soon pushes her to the edge as the two suspects stand trial for murder.

Director: Fatih Akin
Producer: Nurhan Sekerci-Porst, Fatih Akin, Herman Weigel
Screenwriter: Fatih Akin, Hark Bohm
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Pathé Films, Dorje Film, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, Bombero International, Corazón International, Macassar Productions
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Sexual References|Some Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 27, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2018
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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