Miroirs No. 3
Directed by Christian Petzold
2025Feature86 minGermanyPG
After surviving a car crash unhurt, a young woman is taken in by the local family who witnessed it, until their shared past can no longer be ignored.
Synopsis
On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura miraculously survives a car crash. Physically unhurt but deeply shaken, she is taken in by a local woman who witnessed the accident and now cares for Laura with motherly devotion. When her husband and adult son also give up their initial resistance to Laura’s presence, the four of them slowly build up some family-like routine. But soon they can no longer ignore their past…
The director
Christian Petzold
Christian Petzold is one of Germany's most acclaimed filmmakers and a central figure of the Berlin School. His films include Barbara, which won him Berlin's Silver Bear for Best Director, Phoenix, Transit, Undine and Afire.
Press
“the director's lens finds subtle beauty in the characters existing in each others presence”
“beguiling and restorative”
“A pyscho-mystery-thriller if you wish”
On screens
Already played at 25 cinemas in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, Windsor, Victoria, Winnipeg, Halifax, Ottawa, Québec, Salmon Arm, Sherbrooke, St. Catharines, Kelowna and more.
