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Movie Info

An arsonist gets out of prison and returns to his hometown, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural Galicia.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Galician
Director:

Oliver Laxe
Producer:

Andrea Queralt
Writer:

Santiago Fillol, Oliver Laxe
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 30, 2020 limited
Runtime:

1h 29m
Production Co:

Tarantula, 4A4 Productions, Miramemira, Kowalski Films

Cast & Crew

Amador Arias
Amador

Benedicta Sánchez
Benedicta

Inazio Abrao

Elena Mar Fernandez

David De Poso

Alvaro De Bazal

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Critic Reviews for Fire Will Come

All Critics (53) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (4)

Quiet, slow-moving, ambiguous character studies might be a dime a dozen on the festival circuit, but there are few that remind us that there are things out there that still feel as big as myth.

December 14, 2020 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
AV Club
"Fire Will Come" is a pithy and devastating masterstroke from an auteur astute in his calibration of subdued emotional impact. Its discourse on forgiveness simmers in one's mind inextinguishably.

November 7, 2020 | Full Review…

Carlos Aguilar
Los Angeles Times
At only 80 minutes and change, Fire Will Come is slim, distilled and as sharp as a shiv to the gut.

November 3, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

K. Austin Collins
Rolling Stone
The result is a short and elliptical tale that unfolds at the speed of life and resolves with the hopeful uncertainty of forgiveness itself.

October 30, 2020 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

David Ehrlich
indieWire
Amador's story is unfortunately never as emotionally arresting or complex as the film's opening scene.

October 30, 2020 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Simon Abrams
RogerEbert.com
"Fire Will Come" practically becomes a documentary, and a devastating one at that.

October 29, 2020 | Full Review…

Glenn Kenny
New York Times
A mesmerizing film set in Spain in which trees play a major role.

November 29, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality & Practice
This beautifully composed offering from Spanish director Oliver Laxe is a compelling, enigmatic watch.

November 25, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Tom Meek
Cambridge Day
It's a fairly simple plot and one that goes exactly where you expect given the title, but Fire Will Come creates meaning through its mood and sense of place rather than its plot.

November 17, 2020 | Full Review…

Marisa Carpico
The Pop Break
In their debut films, Amador and Benedicta suggest volumes with few words.

November 16, 2020 | Full Review…

Diane Carson
KDHX (St. Louis)
Fire Will Come is a beautifully shot bit of hypnotic imagery.

November 3, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
Fire Will Come offers no answers about the cause of the inferno, but it does show the consequences...

October 30, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

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