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2023 | DIRECTED BY CHRISTIAN PETZOLD

Afire

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Movie Stats
Year
2023
Runtime
 102 minutes (1 hr 42 mins)
Certificates

12A

12

7

9

16
Select Cast
Thomas Schubert
Paula Beer
Enno Trebs
Langston Uibel
Matthias Brandt
Jennipher Antoni
Full cast and crew
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
14th July 2023
2 years 7 months 29 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
20th April 2023
2 years 10 months 22 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
14th July 2023
2 years 7 months 29 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
31st August 2023
2 years 6 months 12 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
3rd September 2023
2 years 6 months 9 days ago
France release date
 France
6th September 2023
2 years 6 months 6 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £15.8 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $244.8 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1,997 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
22,459 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 20th Apr '23
  • Debut box office: 25th Aug '23
  • Debut position: 26
  • Highest position: 26
  • Debut gross: £15.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Release: 14th Jul '23
  • Debut position: 24
  • Highest position: 24
  • Debut gross: $38.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
christian petzold Christian Petzold
Starring
Thomas SchubertLeon
Paula BeerNadja
Enno TrebsDevid
Langston UibelFelix
Matthias BrandtHelmut
Jennipher AntoniMrs. Roland, Cashier
Ralph BarnebeckPolice Officer
Esther EscheMrs. Konig, Hotel Manager
Mario FurstenbergMale Nurse
Assunta HammNurse
Markus SchweigerPathologist
Sven TarnowskiPolice Officer
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2023-04-20
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
26
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£15,819
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Afire
25 Aug 2023
26N
£15,819
£15,819

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
24
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
11
Total US Gross:
$244,803
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
14 Jul 2023
24N
$38,485
$38,485
21 Jul 2023
24▲▼
$24,174
$78,025
28 Jul 2023
25▼
$31,872
$123,711
4 Aug 2023
31▼
$14,199
$155,751
11 Aug 2023
36▼
$9,394
$175,399
18 Aug 2023
35▲
$8,698
$190,157
25 Aug 2023
34▲
$7,959
$204,620
8 Sep 2023
37N
$5,625
$226,371
15 Sep 2023
40▼
$5,241
$235,805
22 Sep 2023
42▼
$4,034
$242,961
29 Sep 2023
51▼
$772
$244,803

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£15,819
10481
County Lines
10482
Afire
10483
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
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  • United States United States
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  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Philippines Philippines
  • Pakistan Pakistan
  • Jordan Jordan
  • Iraq Iraq
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Brunei Brunei
  • India India
News from around the web
Afire  filmreviewdaily.com Wed, 31st December 2025

Afire review – slow-burning German drama about a self-absorbed writer  The Guardian Sun, 27th August 2023

Film Review: Afire  LeftLion Sun, 27th August 2023

‘Afire’ Review: A Summer Retreat Brings No Peace in Christian Petzold’s Superb, Smoldering New Film  variety.com Wed, 22nd February 2023

‘Afire’ (‘Roter Himmel’) Review: Christian Petzold Examines the Insecurities of the Male Artist in Nimble Chamber Piece  The Hollywood Reporter Wed, 22nd February 2023

Michael Wood · At the Movies: Christian Petzold’s ‘Afire’  London Review of Books Thu, 21st September 2023

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