IN THE FADE (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), Denis Moschitto (Kebab Connection), Johannes Krisch (Labyrinth of Lies), Ulrich Tukur (The White Ribbon), Samia Chancrin (Lose Your Head), Numan Acar (Ninja Assassin), Rafael Santana (Extortion)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Fatih Akin (Head-On), director, writer, producer; Hark Bohm (North Sea Is Dead Sea), writer; Ann-Kristin Hofmann (film debut), Nurhan Sekerci-Porst (The Cut) and Herman Weigel (Siegfried), producers; Josh Homme (film debut), composer; Rainer Klausmann (The Baader Meinhof Complex), cinematographer; Andrew Bird (The Edge of Heaven), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Katja (Kruger) is left completely distraught when her husband Nuri (Acar) and young son Rocco (Santana) are killed in an explosion. Two suspects, a young couple from the neo-Nazi scene, are arrested and put on trial, but Katja is pushed to the edge as she endures a difficult defence that obstructs her own desire for justice…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Diane Kruger is riveting in her award-winning performance as a grieving wife and mother, in which she delivers some of the best acting she has yet given.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 22ND JUNE 2018

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