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Afire (2023)

20/04/2023 (DE)Drama, Romance, Comedy1h 43m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Thomas Schubert

      Thomas Schubert

      Leon

    2. Paula Beer

      Paula Beer

      Nadja

    3. Langston Uibel

      Langston Uibel

      Felix

    4. Enno Trebs

      Enno Trebs

      Devid

    5. Matthias Brandt

      Matthias Brandt

      Helmut

    6. Jennipher Antoni

      Jennipher Antoni

      Mrs. Roland, Cashier

    7. Ralph Barnebeck

      Police Officer

    8. Esther Esche

      Esther Esche

      Mrs. König, Hotel Manager

    9. Mario Fürstenberg

      Male Nurse

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Aug 24, 2023

    "Leon" (Thomas Schubert) and his friend "Felix" (Langston Uibel) head to a remote rural cottage near the Baltic coast so the former man can put the finishing touches to his novel before a visit from his publisher (Matthias Brandt). They arrive, though, and discover that "Nadja" (Paula Beer) is already staying - and this upsets the apple cart a bit. "Leon" quickly becomes obsessed - and that only gets worse when her nocturnal activities with life guard "Devid" (Enno Trebs) and some wafer thin walls force him to sleep in the garden amongst the mosquitoes. What now ensues is quite an intricately ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageGerman

    Budget-

    Revenue$2,147,526.00

    Keywords

    • friendship
    • germany
    • photographer
    • literature
    • bisexuality
    • climate change
    • northern germany
    • cottage
    • writer
    • summer
    • seaside
    • novelist
    • baltic sea
    • lgbt
    • character study
    • existentialism
    • publisher
    • forest fire
    • criticism
    • male egos