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Afire

A group of friends are in a holiday home by the Baltic Sea where emotions run high as the parched forest around them catches fire.

Director

Christian Petzold

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$244,803

Production

N/A

Awards

9 wins & 26 nominations

Leon

Thomas Schubert

Nadja

Felix

Devid

Helmut

Matthias Brandt

Mrs. Roland, Cashier

Jennipher Antoni

Mrs. König, Hotel Manager

Nurse

Pathologist

Markus Schweiger

Police Officer

Ralph Barnebeck

Police Officer

Male Nurse

Mario Fürstenberg

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- It wasn't easy doing the exam inside.
- Must be lots of girls... - Afire

- It wasn't easy doing the exam inside. - Must be lots ...

- What's wrong?
- Good question! What's wrong with you? - Afire

- What's wrong? - Good question! What's wrong with...

"My work won't allow it." - Afire

"My work won't allow it."

Come up here. - Afire

Leon, come up here. You should see this. - Afire

Leon, come up here. You should see this.

This is our nicest room,
it's usually booked until September. - Afire

This is our nicest room, it's usually booked until Sept...

- We call this suite our writer's room.
- Why's that? - Afire

- We call this suite our writer's room. - Why's th...

I have to go downstairs.
Feel free to take a look around. - Afire

I have to go downstairs. Feel free to take a look around.

Yes, you have to take
the motorway from Rostock... - Afire

Yes, you have to take the motorway from Rostock...

- What are you two having?
- I'd like one scoop of smurf flavor. - Afire

- What are you two having? - I'd like one scoop of smur...

Okay, coming up.
You can try something else next time. - Afire

Okay, coming up. You can try something else next time.

Peanut flavor is really tasty.
They call it "snickers" here. - Afire

Peanut flavor is really tasty. They call it "snickers&q...

I could get you an espresso.
It's surprisingly good here. - Afire

I could get you an espresso. It's surprisingly good her...

- No, thanks. I have to go. Work...
- ... won't allow it? - Afire

- No, thanks. I have to go. Work... - ... won't allow i...

If you wait, I'll be off soon.
We can go together. - Afire

If you wait, I'll be off soon. We can go together.

My second.
Well, it's only a manuscript. - Afire

My second. Well, it's only a manuscript.

"exciting," "promising,"
"it has potential" and shit like that. - Afire

"exciting," "promising," "it has po...

- "Club Sandwich"?
- I didn't say it like that. - Afire

- "Club Sandwich"? - I didn't say it like tha...

Don't get me wrong, but one
misplaced remark, one stupid comment... - Afire

Don't get me wrong, but one misplaced remark, one stupi...

Felix's mum had a cleaning lady
and I told her about a story I'd written, - Afire

Felix's mum had a cleaning lady and I told her about a ...

- The bigger one...
- They're the same size. - Afire

- The bigger one... - They're the same size.

I wanted to ask if you'd maybe like - Afire

I wanted to ask if you'd maybe like

I didn't mean to lump you
and the cleaning lady together. - Afire

I didn't mean to lump you and the cleaning lady togethe...

Leon? Felix and I are going for a swim. - Afire

Leon? Felix and I are going for a swim.

Leon might come. He's waiting for Nadja. - Afire

Leon might come. He's waiting for Nadja.

- Where is she?
- In her room. Reading. - Afire

- Where is she? - In her room. Reading.

- I'll make the goulash. We can talk later.
- I'm going for a swim. - Afire

- I'll make the goulash. We can talk later. - I'm ...

Of course she doesn't get it.
Bloody ice-cream seller! - Afire

Of course she doesn't get it. Bloody ice-cream seller!

- Leon, shall I warm up some goulash?
- No, thanks. I'm not hungry. - Afire

- Leon, shall I warm up some goulash? - No, thanks. I'm...

- What are you doing here?
- It seems my room is occupied. - Afire

- What are you doing here? - It seems my room is occupied.

- Felix offered me his bed.
- What about the sofa? - Afire

- Felix offered me his bed. - What about the sofa?

I was going to sleep there,
but it's full of gnats. - Afire

I was going to sleep there, but it's full of gnats.

Felix said the sea is glowing tonight.
Have you ever seen it? - Afire

Felix said the sea is glowing tonight. Have you ever seen it...

- What was harsh?
- The critique. - Afire

- What was harsh? - The critique.

- Funny car.
- It was the last one they had. - Afire

- Funny car. - It was the last one they had.

Oh, yes... very nice.
But I won't get to enjoy it much. - Afire

Oh, yes... very nice. But I won't get to enjoy it much.

- I thought we had the whole weekend...
- No. Something came up. - Afire

- I thought we had the whole weekend... - No. Something came...

Okay, let's get started.
We don't have much time. - Afire

Okay, let's get started. We don't have much time.

Just the final touches.
I wrote most of it in Berlin. - Afire

Just the final touches. I wrote most of it in Berlin.

No, my friend Felix's father bought it. - Afire

No, my friend Felix's father bought it.

He died about six years ago. - Afire

He died about six years ago.

Not exactly.
Actually, he's finishing his portfolio. - Afire

Not exactly. Actually, he's finishing his portfolio.

"Soph was holding the baby, - Afire

"Soph was holding the baby,

The baby's dribble ran down her cleavage, - Afire

The baby's dribble ran down her cleavage,

I hadn't seen Soph in two years
and had rarely thought about her. - Afire

I hadn't seen Soph in two years and had rarely thought ...

During the last few months, - Afire

During the last few months,

Now I wanted to hug her - Afire

Now I wanted to hug her

I sat waiting in the kitchen.
I tried to remember: - Afire

I sat waiting in the kitchen. I tried to remember:

I'd pictured how I'd pick her up, - Afire

I'd pictured how I'd pick her up,

While dozing on the plane,
most of my dreams were of Soph: - Afire

While dozing on the plane, most of my dreams were of Soph:

Right now, in a fitted kitchen
in a hideous Berlin townhouse, - Afire

Right now, in a fitted kitchen in a hideous Berlin townhouse...

She must have mentioned a child,
I thought. - Afire

She must have mentioned a child, I thought.

Who was she living with..." - Afire

Who was she living with..."

- Shit.
- Thank you. - Afire

- Shit. - Thank you.

I'm making goulash later,
so if you're not busy, - Afire

I'm making goulash later, so if you're not busy,

- If you don't like the idea, then not.
- No, I'd love to. - Afire

- If you don't like the idea, then not. - No, I'd ...

- Yes. Did you have a chat?
- She's worried. - Afire

- Yes. Did you have a chat? - She's worried.

- Why is she worried?
- Because of the forest fires. - Afire

- Why is she worried? - Because of the forest fires.

They say the winds mainly blow
inland from the sea here. - Afire

They say the winds mainly blow inland from the sea here.

- We've been invited to dinner.
- Excuse me? - Afire

- We've been invited to dinner. - Excuse me?

- Nadja's cooking.
- I thought we'd go into town? - Afire

- Nadja's cooking. - I thought we'd go into town?

I did a little research.
There's a really good fish restaurant. - Afire

I did a little research. There's a really good fish res...

- I stopped at... "plane."
- Yes. - Afire

- I stopped at... "plane." - Yes.

"Soph, dreams..." Ah, "plane." - Afire

"Soph, dreams..." Ah, "plane."

"Are there even smells in dreams?
Or only images and sounds? - Afire

"Are there even smells in dreams? Or only images and so...

She must have mentioned a child.
Who was she living with here? - Afire

She must have mentioned a child. Who was she living with her...

I could hear her singing,
probably trying to get the boy to sleep. - Afire

I could hear her singing, probably trying to get the boy to ...

Or was it even a boy?
He was wearing a blue onesie. - Afire

Or was it even a boy? He was wearing a blue onesie.

Have you decided how to arrange them?
First the portraits, then the rear view? - Afire

Have you decided how to arrange them? First the portraits, t...

If I may say so, these are
quite crude black-and-white copies... - Afire

If I may say so, these are quite crude black-and-white copie...

- The laser cartridges...
- No, it's good like this. - Afire

- The laser cartridges... - No, it's good like this.

It makes it all fit together,
it's kind of... How can I put it? - Afire

It makes it all fit together, it's kind of... How can I...

It's all one level. It's very... - Afire

It's all one level. It's very...

Do you have to write texts for it,
like for an exhibition catalog? - Afire

Do you have to write texts for it, like for an exhibition ca...

- Yes, unfortunately.
- "Unfortunately"? - Afire

- Yes, unfortunately. - "Unfortunately"?

I mean, texts and writing in general...
It's not really my thing. - Afire

I mean, texts and writing in general... It's not really...

If you get stuck, just call us
when you get back to Berlin. - Afire

If you get stuck, just call us when you get back to Berlin.

- We'll figure something out.
- Dinner's ready! - Afire

- We'll figure something out. - Dinner's ready!

Leon, can you help me bring it out?
The two of us will manage. - Afire

Leon, can you help me bring it out? The two of us will manag...

That's my publisher out there.
He came to work. What the hell! - Afire

That's my publisher out there. He came to work. What th...

- Sorry, but you still have a few days.
- No, we don't. - Afire

- Sorry, but you still have a few days. - No, we don't.

It's a tractor. An MTS 50.
I brought some wine. - Afire

It's a tractor. An MTS 50. I brought some wine.

Thank you. This is Helmut, - Afire

Thank you. This is Helmut,

- It'll pull anything.
- That's good. That's very good. - Afire

- It'll pull anything. - That's good. That's ...

Devid! Do you even have a tow rope? - Afire

Devid! Do you even have a tow rope?

- Are you in the restaurant trade?
- I'm a seasonal worker. - Afire

- Are you in the restaurant trade? - I'm a seasonal wor...

I don't mean to interrogate you.
I'm really interested. - Afire

I don't mean to interrogate you. I'm really intere...

I'm writing about
Heinrich Heine's "Romanzero." - Afire

I'm writing about Heinrich Heine's "Romanzero...

I'm genuinely interested. I love Heine. - Afire

I'm genuinely interested. I love Heine.

The quake of love
in Heine's "Romanzero." - Afire

The quake of love in Heine's "Romanzero."

Afire poster

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A group of friends are in a holiday home by the Baltic Sea where emotions run high as the parched forest around them catches fire.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Christian Petzold

Writer: Christian Petzold

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $244,803

Released: 20 Apr 2023

Awards: 9 wins & 26 nominations

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