"A big thing I had to learn, (was) that I’m not in control of stories other people create around me. That’s something that probably I’ll appreciate as a blessing further down the line. Right now, I just kind of want to not have, you know, stones thrown at me so much. I’m here to support a movie. And that’s not something I can be sued for. What I have been through, what I’ve lived through, doesn’t make my career at all and it’s certainly not gonna stop my career."
Amber Heard as Dr. Grace Burnham in IN THE FIRE (2023)
Dear Isabella, your son's case is intriguing. I'm eager to learn more. I believe the abnormalities to be related to the mind, not the body. I would like to come in person. With proper time and the latest in mental science, I am confident that we can come to understand his peculiar intellect and integrate your son back into society. I look forward to meeting you. Grace.
Amber Heard is set to appear at the 69th Taormina Film Festival for the world premiere of In The Fire.
The film will premiere June 24 at the Teatro Antico di Taorina.
In the Fire is described as a supernatural thriller that stars Heard as a pioneering psychiatrist who sets out to treat a desperate child at a time when psychiatry is not yet a respected science. Set in 1899, the film follows a 38-year-old American psychiatrist as she arrives on a rich farm in Colombia after being called to solve the case of a disturbed child following increasingly insistent accusations that the child is the devil. While the woman tries to psychoanalyze the child, the nefarious events intensify and her “cure” becomes a race to save the little boy from the fury of his fellow citizens, and perhaps, even from himself.
Actor Luca Calvani and director Conor Allyn discuss working with Amber Heard on ‘In The Fire’.
Conor: I am so happy that Amber went through something so awful, and it didn't change her as a person. She's still the shining, sparkling light... and to go through something that terrible and be able to come out the other side and be whole... I can't imagine, and I'm in the imagination business.
Luca: You have to give credit to the incredible journey this woman has been through, and she can teach us all a couple of things, as far as resilience and courage. Pascal Borno wanted so much for her to be here, to have this experience, about this work, her work, her work that is not just saying the lines, but bringing us together, and cheering us on. I'm inspired and I'm moved deeply by what she's teaching us everyday, just being out there smiling--and making sure we're all alright by the way--
Conor: Looking out for everybody else.