Overview
In the Fade, dir. Fatih Akin (2017) (by Monday night/Tuesday morning)
VIEWING QUESTIONS (your observations are not to be submitted; these questions help you focus and may inspire your contributions to the discussion and then your written film analysis):
- Genre? Detective story? Thriller? Family story? Political story? …
- Allusions to the actual NSU (National Socialist Underground) terrorist case in Germany? Reactions by the police and at court?
- What kind of terrorism is the film portraying? Motivation of terrorists? Left, right, religious, Neo-Nazi, …?
- The main character’s personal aftermath of the terrorist attack?
- Stereotypes about Turkish and/or Kurdish immigrants – in this movie?
- What thoughts on (in)justice is the film inspiring in the viewer? What about revenge?
- Final episode: Variations of possible endings? Why?
Characters: mother Katja; father (Nuri); son (Rocco); Katja’s mother; Nuri’s parents; attorney Danilo Fava; terrorist couple Andre and Edda Moeller; Andre Moeller’s father; restaurant owner