Fire Will Come

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Fire Will Come

2020

1h 25m

Drama

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

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Deliberately paced yet richly rewarding, Fire Will Come slowly but surely draws the viewer into its unsettling grasp.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jul 22, 2021

3/4

Laxe delivers a surreal, breathtaking opener, and shines a light on the interior struggles of a troubled loner.

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

AV Club

Dec 14, 2020

B-

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.

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Carlos Aguilar

Los Angeles Times

Nov 7, 2020

"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.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Dec 2, 2022

Laxe is one of the most curious filmmakers working right now, and the fact that he hasn’t settled into one storytelling mode yet keeps me curious as to what’s next.

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Carlos Bonfil

La Jornada

Nov 17, 2022

The plot is minimal and would only take a couple of lines to describe, but Olivier Laxe's film is about the lack of human communication due to discretion, distrust, and silence. [Full review in Spanish]

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Oct 19, 2022

5/10

Unfortunately, it has little emotional force and the characters function as simple figures of clay that are burned over a slow fire only to add some depth to a text as inane as it is pretentious. [Full review in Spanish]

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Isa B

@RT32418990 Nov 3, 2024

The story lacks depth. The title tells you what to expect and nothing else really happens. The nature shots are beautiful, but that was really all this film had to offer. It had potential, but unfortunately it badly suffers from underdevelopment. I do NOT recommend. 55/100

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dave d

@RT34924333 Sep 2, 2021

Overall a frustrating experience with no resolution, 'Fire will come' could be watched with the sound down if not for the beauty of this film both to the eyes and the rarely spoken word. There's a lovely nature to the Galician language and the movie undoubtedly flows. The duo of Amador Arias and Benedicta Sanchez are both in their first film. They are lovely as a son and daughter and have a wonderful chemistry. If you understand going in, there's a chance you're going to be annoyed going out then you'll enjoy this for what it is: Ambiguous! Final Score: 5/10

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Daniel S

@RT08123927 Aug 29, 2021

Beautiful depiction of a devastating phenomenon.

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raphael g

@raphagimenes May 6, 2020

Beautiful cinematography and a haunting story.

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Apr 25, 2020

Tedious beyond belief.

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Emilio T

@MilloTPue Apr 4, 2020

Between 2.5 and 3 stars. Difficult to watch, more relevant by the message and photography.

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Benedicta Sánchez

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Inazio Abrao

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David De Poso

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Synopsis

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

Director: Oliver Laxe
Producer: Andrea Vázquez, Xavi Font, Andrea Queralt, Mani Mortazavi
Screenwriter: Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol
Distributor: KimStim Films
Production Co: Miramemira, Tarantula, 4A4 Productions, Kowalski Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Galician
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 11, 2021
Runtime: 1h 25m

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