7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance, Comedy • 2023 • 103 min
Afire (2023)
Afire (2023)
Overview
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
Starring Cast
Thomas Schubert • Paula Beer • Langston Uibel
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
Starring Cast
Thomas Schubert • Paula Beer • Langston Uibel
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The film primarily explores apolitical themes of human relationships, creative struggles, and personal growth, using a looming environmental threat as a metaphorical backdrop rather than a direct political statement or systemic critique.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The film includes visible diversity in its cast, featuring a Black actor in a prominent supporting role. The narrative explores the personal flaws and artistic struggles of its white male protagonist, presenting a character study rather than an explicit critique of traditional identities or a central focus on DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High
The film features a gay character, Felix, whose romantic relationship with Devid is depicted with dignity and normalcy. Their queer identity is not a source of conflict or negative portrayal, contributing positively to the film's themes of summer romance and human connection. The narrative treats their relationship as an integral and accepted part of the story.
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High
The film portrays a married character engaging in an affair and prioritizing personal pursuits over traditional marital and parental responsibilities, without narrative condemnation, thereby questioning traditional norms of fidelity and parental roles.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Afire' does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative centers on the relationships and personal struggles of four cisgender individuals during a summer vacation, with no elements pertaining to transgender experiences present in the story or character arcs.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Afire" features an original screenplay by Christian Petzold, introducing new characters without prior canonical or historical gender baselines. Consequently, no characters in the film are gender-swapped from established source material.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Afire" is an original screenplay by Christian Petzold, featuring characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which character races could have been established and subsequently altered.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.8
Critic Ratings
9.1
8.2
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