Miroirs No. 3

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Miroirs No. 3

Mar 2026

1h 26m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house, Laura finds herself in the care of a local woman, who tends to her with motherly devotion. As she recuperates, Laura begins to integrate herself into the lives of the woman and her initially reluctant husband and son. By turns haunted and hopeful, Laura and her adopted family reawaken to the world and come to find a strange harmony together. However, they cannot outrun the ghosts of the past, which begin to stir, as acclaimed director Christian Petzold (PHOENIX, TRANSIT) spins a modern gothic fairytale about the lies we tell ourselves and the strange ways that grief, connection, and humanity bind and sustain us.

Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

1d

The key to its unsettling pleasures is the way it acknowledges that what is happening is disturbing only if one of its characters says it is.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

1d

3/4

It shares the same concerns he’s followed throughout his career, especially that of spiritual death, resurrection, and rebirth.

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Melissa Anderson

4Columns

4d

Despite its focus on the domestic, Miroirs No. 3 never feels small. The ghosts and fragments of the past (not least those evoking Petzold’s earlier movies) that drift through the film give it a curious grandeur.

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Joseph Neff

Spectrum Culture

8h

Miroirs No. 3 is a minor film, but this is deliberate; it gathers weight through the accumulation of small pleasures.

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

16h

B

a most peculiar ghost story, a case of post-trauma shifting identities told with humor, heart and a dash of mystery...may have a light touch, but its psychology digs deep.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

22h

4/5

What starts as a beguiling mystery quickly gives way to a story about grief, healing, and the power of human connection... It turns out to be a nice fit for Petzold’s minimalist yet broadly observant style.

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Benjamin M

@bmin1 2d

This is a boring movie that lacks a third act. The director threw a few tropes about grief on the screen and then walked away. His actors gave him wonderful performances that are entirely wasted on a pointless film.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 5d

Success in 1 hour and 26 minutes.

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Runa R

@runa.r Jan 8

It is a simple and beautiful story, a settled film with unsettled stories beneath the surface.

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Laura

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Synopsis

During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house, Laura finds herself in the care of a local woman, who tends to her with motherly devotion. As she recuperates, Laura begins to integrate herself into the lives of the woman and her initially reluctant husband and son. By turns haunted and hopeful, Laura and her adopted family reawaken to the world and come to find a strange harmony together. However, they cannot outrun the ghosts of the past, which begin to stir, as acclaimed director Christian Petzold (PHOENIX, TRANSIT) spins a modern gothic fairytale about the lies we tell ourselves and the strange ways that grief, connection, and humanity bind and sustain us.

Director: Christian Petzold
Producer: Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber, Anton Kaiser
Screenwriter: Christian Petzold
Distributor: 1-2 Special
Production Co: Arte, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Schramm Film Koerner & Weber
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 20, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 26m