Random Birb: In the Fade

In the Fade (Aus dem Nichts)
Starring: Diane Kruger and Denis Moschitto
Directed by Faith Akin
US Release Date: December 27, 2017
My First Viewing: March 6, 2018
image credit: imdb.com

Winner of the Golden Globe and Critic's Choice Award for Best Foreign Language film, In the Fade German actress Diane Kruger in her first German-language film.

Kruger (who won Best Actress at Cannes for this role) plays Katja, a wife and mother who loses her husband and child after an explosion at his work. Broken up into three sections (The Family, Justice, and The Sea), we follow Katja's journey from a solemn widow to justice seeker. Kruger shines in the starring role, where you feel her pain through the screen. You feel invested in her as a character and her motivations.

Some may question how a film that won so many awards leading up to The Oscars ended up being snubbed without a nomination for Best Foreign Language film. While I found the first two-thirds riveting and heartwrenching, the last twenty minutes felt a little thin and outstretched, seeming like it didn't know where it wanted to go to get to its conclusion. However, I still would recommend this movie for the first hour and last five minutes being so good.

In the Fade is rated R for disturbing images, drug use, and language. What are your thoughts? Follow me at twitter.com/moviebirb or facebook.com/moviebirb and let me know what you think.

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