Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
May 18, 2023
Afire
A small holiday house by the Baltic sea. The days are hot and it hasn’t rained in weeks. Four young people come together, friends old and new. As the parched forests around them begin to ignite, so do their emotions. Happiness, lust and love; but also jealousies, resentments and tensions.
Written and Directed by Christian Petzold
Starring Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel, Enno Trebs
1h 42m
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winner at the Berlin International Film Festival
“Illuminating”
The Hollywood Reporter
“Endearing”
IndieWire
“Subtly thrilling and moving”
Variety