In the Fade
2017 · 106 min · Director: Fatih Akin
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Katja (Diane Kruger) met Turkish-born Kurdish Nuri Sekerci (Numan Acar) when she bought hashish from him during her student days. They got married when he was still in prison, although their parents were against the marriage. Since her son Rocco (Rafael Santana) is born, Nuri is no longer working as a drug dealer, because he studied business administration in prison and now runs a translation and tax office in Hamburg. One day Rocco and Nuri are killed by a nail bomb that was deposited in front of the office. This has shredded everything. Because her husband was in prison for drug possession, the police investigated in the red-light district. The investigators do not see that the tracks point in a completely different direction. Then they happen to be the real killers on the net. The main suspects are neo-Nazi spouses André (Ulrich Brandhoff) and Edda Möller (Hanna Hilsdorf). But the trial is developing differently than Katja had hoped. Although her lawyer Danilo (Denis Moschitto) speaks of a watertight evidence, defender Haberbeck (Johannes Krisch) manages to settle the case in favor of the defendants. Humiliated and destroyed by the trial, Katja sees no reason to continue living. If she wants to restore meaning to her life, she has to take the law into her own hands.
Emotional fingerprint
In the Fade (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Anxiety15%
- Tension10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Joy | 68 % | 27 % | 22 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 78 % | 56 % | 55 % | 44 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 89 % | 80 % | 83 % | 45 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 91 % | 85 % | 87 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sympathy | 84 % | 80 % | 73 % | 48 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sympathy | 77 % | 74 % | 59 % | 53 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 76 % | 71 % | 61 % | 49 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sympathy | 77 % | 70 % | 65 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 68 % | 63 % | 56 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sympathy | 66 % | 60 % | 54 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sympathy | 62 % | 53 % | 41 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 70 % | 54 % | 36 % | 57 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sympathy | 78 % | 66 % | 49 % | 71 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sympathy | 74 % | 64 % | 54 % | 62 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 62 % | 43 % | 35 % | 47 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 69 % | 35 % | 20 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 79 % | 46 % | 30 % | 70 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sympathy | 70 % | 54 % | 46 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 61 % | 51 % | 51 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Sadness | 67 % | 55 % | 58 % | 20 % |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Edda Möller
Hauptkommissar Gerrit Reetz
Kommissar Fischer
Michi
Hülya
Frau Petersen
Steffi
Frau Hartmann
Brigit
Annemarie
Frau Sebnem
Rocco Sekerci
Frau Hartmann
Details
- Directed by
- Fatih Akin
- Written by
- Fatih Akin, Hark Bohm, Hark Bohm
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Country
- Germany, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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