Director Fatih Akin breaks a compelling storyline into three chapters in the crime drama In the Fade.
Lawyer Danilo (Denis Moschitto), who was Nuri’s best friend, represents Katja in the eventual trial against the suspects: a young couple from the neo-Nazi scene. The trial pushes Katja to the edge, but then there’s more.
Co-writer and director Fatih Akin is of Turkish background. His inspiration was a series of xenophobic murders committed by a German Neo-Nazi group. A scandal followed when the police focused their investigation on victims’ community.
Akin has woven a no-holds-barred narrative that continually has the ability to surprise and does so admirably.
My only criticism concerns the film’s confusing and insipid title, which I suggest you simply ignore. I still haven’t figured out what the hell it means and it’s doing my head in.
Regardless, you’re in for quite a ride with In the Fade; one well worth taking.
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Diane Kruger, Numan Acar, Denis Moschitto
Release Date: 8 March 2018 (limited)
Rating: MA 15+
Alex First
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