Afire
2023, comedy, drama, love
103 minutes
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...
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8.0
2023-08-24
Christian Petzold's new creation is an inventive and profound meditation on the deceitful machinations of the creative mind. Read more
8.0
2023-07-26
Petzold excels with characters like these, yearning to break from whatever may be holding them back. Afire finds him working on a smaller, more comedic scale, but never lacking the keen insight we’ve come to expect. Read more
7.0
2023-08-17
Petzold's timely environmental commentary echoes Leon's self-consumption. Leon can't see the forest for the trees until the trees are ablaze. Read more
6.0
2023-07-13
Petzold’s Afire is an erratic endeavor that can be considered minor within a filmography of so many accomplishments. Although imperfect, it deserves a favorable mention. Read more
5.0
2023-08-22
Though there are some interesting ideas at play, the elements never burn as bright as they should in the execution. Not funny enough to be considered a comedy or romantic enough to be a romance, Afire is a confused portrait of an artist as an insufferable prat. Read more
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7.0
2023-08-29
De vertelling voelt heel natuurlijk, wendingen komen plots op en zijn in een oogwenk weer verdwenen. Read more
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