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[PAST EVENT] German Filmabend: "Aus dem Nichts" (Dir. Fatih Akin, 2017; German with English Subtitles)

September 19, 2018
6:30pm - 8pm
Location
Giles Hall (Randolph Complex), German House
500B Ukrop Way
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location

In the Fade (German: Aus dem Nichts) is a 2017 German drama film written and directed by Fatih Akin. It stars Diane Kruger as a German woman whose husband and son are killed in a terrorist attack perpetrated by neo-Nazis. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival,[5][6], where Kruger won the Best Actress award.[7] It was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[8] making the December shortlist,[9] but it was ultimately not nominated. It won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. -- Wikipedia