In the Fire (film)

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.

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.

Principal photography took place in Guatemala and Ostuni, Italy in mid-2022.

Release
The film had its world premiere at the Taormina Film Festival on June 24, 2023. It was released in the United States on October 13, 2023.

Reception
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." 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."