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Pawel Pawlikowski's 'Fatherland' Premieres at Cannes Film Festival

4/10/2026

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Pawel Pawlikowski's Fatherland will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film stars Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler and portrays Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann with his daughter Erika.
Set during the Cold War, it follows a road trip across a war-torn Germany.
Lukasz Zal and Aleksandra Staszko return as the filmmaking team, and the film is in Palme d’Or competition.

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Story summary

Pawel Pawlikowski's Fatherland will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film stars Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler and portrays Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann with his daughter Erika.
Set during the Cold War, it follows a road trip across a war-torn Germany.
Lukasz Zal and Aleksandra Staszko return as the filmmaking team, and the film is in Palme d’Or competition.