Miroirs No.3

Christian Petzold’s latest is a sharply written and gripping study of loss and trauma, and the potential for reinvention as they subside.

Screening dates and booking

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Credits

  • Director-screenwriter

    Christian Petzold

  • With

    Paula Beer, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt

  • Germany 2025. 86min

  • Courtesy of

    New Wave Films

  • Language

    German

    With English subtitles

Introduction

On a remote German country-road, Laura survives a car crash that kills her partner. Though unharmed, she is in a quasi-catatonic daze. Taken in by Betty, an older local woman, Laura becomes a willing blank canvas onto which the stranger dotes her motherly care. Contained and complex, this is a puzzling psychological drama about the connections that bring us back to life after tragedy.

Diana Cipriano

Content warning

Contains themes of suicide.

How to book

Tickets start from £10 for all screenings and events in London, with concessions available for many screenings. Booking information and ticket prices.

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