What to Do in Case of Fire?

What to Do in Case of Fire?

Their friendship was over, and that's just the beginning.

Directed by Gregor Schnitzler

Produced by Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion

2001101 min6.3 / 10

A bittersweet reunion comedy about aging anarchists confronting how their youthful ideals have weathered into adulthood, balancing humor with genuine emotional reckoning.

The humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former East Germany. At the end of the 80s, they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to terms with the reason they separated 12 years ago.

Questions people ask

  • Is What to Do in Case of Fire? sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is What to Do in Case of Fire? easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does What to Do in Case of Fire? end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is What to Do in Case of Fire? scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is What to Do in Case of Fire? violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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