In the Fire (film)
{{Short description|2023 thriller film}}
{{No plot|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = In the fire.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Conor Allyn
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Andrea Iervolino
- Monika Bacardi
- Pascal Borno
- Alain Gillissen
- Silvio Muraglia
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Conor Allyn
- Pascal Borno
- Silvio Muraglia
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Amber Heard
- Eduardo Noriega
- Lorenzo McGovern Zaini
}}
| music = Teho Teardo
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Matt Bendo
- Simone Mogliè
}}
| editing = Marco Perez
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment
- Paradox Studios
- Angel Oak Films
- Margate House Films
}}
| distributor = Saban Films
| released = {{Film date|2023|6|24|Taormina|2023|10|13|United States}}
| runtime =
| country = {{Plainlist|
- United States
- Italy
}}
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $22,050{{Cite web |title=In the Fire (2023) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/In-the-Fire-(2023) |access-date=June 27, 2024 |website=The Numbers}}
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In the Fire is a 2023 American-Italian thriller film directed by Conor Allyn, from a screenplay by Allyn, Pascal Borno and Silvio Muraglia. It stars Amber Heard, Eduardo Noriega and Lorenzo McGovern Zaini.
It had its world premiere at the Taormina Film Festival on June 24, 2023, and was released in the United States on October 13, 2023, by Saban Films.
Plot
A doctor travels to a remote plantation to care for a boy who has unexplainable abilities.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3778045/amber-heard-in-the-fire-horror-movie/|title='In the Fire' – First Look at Amber Heard in Friday the 13th Horror Movie|website=Bloody-Disgusting.com|first=John|last=Squires|date=September 6, 2023|access-date=September 20, 2023}}
Cast
- Amber Heard as Grace Burnham
- Eduardo Noriega as Nicolas Marquez
- Lorenzo McGovern Zaini as Martin Marquez
- Luca Calvani as Father Antonio
- Yari Gugliucci as Father Gavira
- Sophie Amber as Isabella
- Monica Contini Maria
- Herbert Ignacio as Temo
Production
In February 2022, Amber Heard and Eduardo Noriega joined the cast of the film, with Conor Allyn set to direct from a screenplay by himself, Pascal Borno and Silvio Muraglia, and Saban Films set to distribute.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/amber-heard-conor-allyn-in-the-fire-which-italy-1235182152/|title=Amber Heard to Star in Conor Allyn's Period Drama Thriller 'In the Fire' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Nick|last=Vivarelli|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2023}}
Principal photography took place in Guatemala and Ostuni, Italy, in mid-2022.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/amber-heard-in-the-fire-premiere-taormina-1235654438/|title=Amber Heard Premieres New Film 'In the Fire,' Calls It a 'Meditation on the Almost Supernatural Powers of Love' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=John|last=Bleasdale|date=June 26, 2023|access-date=September 20, 2023}}
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Taormina Film Festival on June 24, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://taorminafilmfestival.com/en/in-the-fire|title=In the Fire|website=Taormina Film Festival|date=12 June 2023 |access-date=September 20, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/amber-heard-taormina-film-fest-in-the-fire-1235424088/|title=Amber Heard Takes To Stage At Taormina For 'In The Fire' World Premiere In First Film-Related Appearance Since 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Melanie|last=Goodfellow|date=June 25, 2023|access-date=September 20, 2023}} It was released in the United States on October 13, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/in-the-fire-trailer-watch-amber-heard-in-her-final-film-before-leaving-acting-211675|title='In the Fire' Trailer: Watch Amber Heard in Her Final Film Before Leaving Acting|website=Entertainment Tonight|first=Paige|last=Gawley|date=September 20, 2023|access-date=September 20, 2023}}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|15|4.3|13|consensus=|access-date=November 27, 2024|ref=y}}
Brian Lowry, writing for CNN, called the film "a pretty awful starring vehicle for the actor that she also produced, a film unlikely to produce many sparks beyond those set off by the morbidly curious".{{cite web|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title='In the Fire,' Amber Heard's first movie after the Depp trial, goes up in flame|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/13/entertainment/in-the-fire-review/index.html|website=CNN|date=October 13, 2023|access-date=October 14, 2023}} Top critic Sara Michelle Fetters criticized the film's plot as "unoriginal", but praised its visuals and costumes as "all suitably authentic" and "solid". Fetters also praised its editing and the performances by the cast members, particularly singling out Heard's performance by noting that, "Heard's work here as a late-19th century doctor researching the supposed possession of a young child is excellent."{{cite web |url=http://moviefreak.com/in-the-fire-2023-movie-review/ |title=Amber Heard Demonic Child Thriller In the Fire Possessed with Unoriginality |last=Fetters |first=Sara Michelle |date=October 13, 2023 |website=Movie Freak |access-date=April 14, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414162353/http://moviefreak.com/in-the-fire-2023-movie-review/ |archive-date=April 14, 2024}}
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