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Fatherland
October 23, 2026
Runtime 82 minutes
Genres Drama, History
Director Paweł Pawlikowski
Cast Sandra Hüller, Hanns Zischler, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Anna Madeley
About the movie
Characters: Nobel Prize–winning writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika, an actress, writer and rally driver. Situation: In the summer of 1949 they travel in a black Buick from US-controlled Frankfurt to Soviet Weimar after Thomas returns from 16 years in exile in the United States. Central conflict: Thomas must confront a divided Germany and deep fractures within his own family. The film follows their challenging, emotional road trip across a country in ruins as father and daughter face political division and personal estrangement.
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Behind the movie
- Reported budget (USD)
- $11,700,000
- Reported box office (USD)
- $5,464,534
- Production companies
- Our Films, Extreme Emotions, Nine Hours, Chapter 2, Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu, CANAL+ Polska, Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe, Silesia Film, Circle One, ARTE France Cinéma, Pathé, MUBI
- Production countries
- Poland, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Meet the cast
Sandra HüllerErika Mann
Hanns ZischlerThomas Mann
August DiehlKlaus Mann
Anna MadeleyBetty Knox
Devid StriesowJohannes R. Becher
David MenkinArthur Quint
Joachim MeyerhoffGustaf Gründgens
Enno TrebsWieland Wagner
Theo TrebsWolfgang Wagner
Waldemar KobusMayor of Frankfurt
Daniel WagnerSergei Ivanovich Tulpanov
Fritzi HaberlandtWaitress
Milan PeschelArmin Schaufelberger
Joanna KuligJazz Band SingerChristophe FalconnetJacques Ciment
David L. PriceWalter J. SmithJoin the conversation
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