AUS DEM NICHTS / IN THE FADE

Out of nowhere, Katja’s life falls apart when her husband Nuri and little son Rocco are killed in a bomb attack. Her friends and family try to give her the support she needs. Danilo, a lawyer and Nuri’s best friend, represents Katja in the eventual trial against the two suspects: a young couple from the neo-Nazi scene. The trial pushes Katja to the edge, but there’s simply no alternative for her: she wants justice.

Fatih Akin was born in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Turkish immigrants. He studied at the University of Fine Arts. After making two short films, he achieved his breakthrough in 1998 with his debut feature Short Sharp Shock. His international breakthrough came with Head-On, winner of the Golden Bear, as well as the German and European Film Award. His 2007 feature The Edge of Heaven won the Best Screenplay prize at Cannes. The following year, he directed an episode for the compilation film New York, I Love You. His comedy Soul Kitchen won the Special Jury Prize in Venice. His 2014 feature The Cut premiered at the Venice Film Festival. His new feature In the Fade premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, in Competition program.

(...) a superb Diane Kruger (...). Acting in her native German language, she delivers a career-high performance as the courageous, emotional and unforgiving survivor Katja...

Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter