Fate () is a German drama film, directed by Fred Kelemen and released in 1994.Emanuel Levy, "Fate". Variety, October 17, 1994. Taking place in a single night, the film unfolds as a series of vignettes illustrating various characters whose paths intersect and cross in an unnamed German city, highlighting their isolation and disconnection from each other as its relatively limited dialogue is spoken in multiple languages.Jonathan Richards, "Accompli". Santa Fe Reporter, October 2, 1996.
The film begins with an epigram of a quote from the Dalai Lama, stating that "the distance between our present life and an existence in hell can be as short as a single breath".Jerry Tallmer, "Images of a silent night". The Record, March 6, 1996.
The cast includes Valerij Fedorenko, Sanja Spengler, Marc Ottiker and Eddi Zacharias
The film was shot on Hi8 video before being transferred to 35mm film, to give it a murky, washed-out look."Fate offers no light, just more tunnel vision". Chicago Tribune, October 24, 1997.
The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the FIPRESCI Prize jury.Christopher Harris, "Festival prize spells double happiness: Winner Atom Egoyan shares cash with first-time director Mina Shum". The Globe and Mail, September 19, 1994.
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