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KATIA (Diane Kruger, speaking in her native German tongue) is a wife and mother who’s life is torn apart when a nail bomb explodes outside her Kurdish husband’s office, killing him and their son.

Told in three occasionally confusing chapters, In The Fade (named after the Queens of the Stone Age song - band-leader Josh Homme providing the score) owes the majority of its positives to its incredible lead performance and a tense second act.

Katja played by Diane Kruger sees here life fall apart after the death of her husband and son when a nail bomb explodes outside her Kurdish husband’s office
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Katja played by Diane Kruger sees here life fall apart after the death of her husband and son when a nail bomb explodes outside her Kurdish husband’s officeCredit: Magnolia Pictures

The distinct differences in the three chapters are both the film’s charm and ultimately its slight undoing.

The first centres around grief, shock and our innate coping mechanism - on full display in the bombing’s immediate aftermath. The second is a courtroom drama - completely gripping and believable thanks to some fine performances.

The third, annoyingly it’s weakest, shows justice being sought on an overcast Greek island.

Bringing an important story to the screen (Germany’s rising National Socialist Underground are shooting and bombing people based solely on race to this very day), Kruger does a fantastic job of putting us in her place - even if the brutal journey and end result isn’t something we’d ever want to contemplate.

In The Fade tells the story of people killed for their race by Germany's National Socialist underground movement with fine performances from Diane Kruger and Numan Acar
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In The Fade tells the story of people killed for their race by Germany's National Socialist underground movement with fine performances from Diane Kruger and Numan AcarCredit: Magnolia Pictures

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Diane Kruger gives a fine performance in the courtroom drama chapter from In The Fade
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Diane Kruger gives a fine performance in the courtroom drama chapter from In The Fade

IN THE FADE: 106 mins (18)

★★★★

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