2017 | Germany, France | R | 106 min.
It’s no surprise that Diane Kruger (National Treasure) won Best Actress at Cannes for her career-best performance as Katja, a German woman who loses her Middle-Eastern immigrant husband and young son to a horrific act of white supremacist terrorism. We see Katja traverse stages of grief—from crippling immobility to drug addiction to plots of revenge—in ways that feel hauntingly authentic. At a time when both white nationalism and the failures of the justice system are in the news seemingly every day, In the Fade couldn’t possibly feel more timely. And just like current news headlines, we realize this film won’t exactly add any pep to your step, but what this 2018 Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Language Film will do is wrench your heart and powerfully challenge your notions of forgiveness. One of the best films of the year!