AFIRE AT IFC CENTER with a $4 ticket on National Cinema Day!

Celebrate National Cinema Day by joining us at the IFC Center to experience "Afire." recipient of the prestigious Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize and included in the shortlist for the Academy Awards' Best International Film category is worth watching!

Synopsis:

While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) are surprised by the presence of Nadja (Paula Beer), a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption with brutal honesty. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group, and tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive.

Winner: Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize 2023,

• Country Germany
• Language German with English Subtitles
• Running Time 102 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Sideshow/Janus Films
• Director Christian Petzold
• Cast Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel, Enno Trebs, Matthias Brandt
• Accessibility T-Coil, Assistive Listening