Drama ·History · Poland · 2026 · 1h 22m

Fatherland

Fatherland poster
Director
Paweł Pawlikowski
Cast
Sandra Hüller as Erika Mann Hanns Zischler as Thomas Mann August Diehl as Klaus Mann Anna Madeley as Betty Knox Devid Striesow as Johannes R. Becher David Menkin as Arthur Quint
Crew
Łukasz Żal — Director of Photography Piotr Wójcik — Editor Paweł Pawlikowski — Editor Marcin Masecki — Original Music Composer Paweł Pawlikowski — Screenplay Hendrik Handloegten — Screenplay
Synopsis

In 1949, German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from US-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookgermanyroad tripblack and whitewriterdocudramaeast germanyjourneywest germanyfather daughter relationshipcold war eraoccupied germany
Key Collaborators
Paweł Pawlikowski Director Łukasz Żal Director of Photography Piotr Wójcik Editor Paweł Pawlikowski Editor Marcin Masecki Original Music Composer Paweł Pawlikowski Screenplay Hendrik Handloegten Screenplay Edward Berger Producer Mario Gianani Producer Lorenzo Mieli Producer Ewa Puszczyńska Producer Jeanne Tremsal Producer
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