Fatherland

About Fatherland

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.

Fatherland is a 2026 history film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski. Sandra Hüller appears as Erika Mann, Hanns Zischler as Thomas Mann, August Diehl as Klaus Mann, and Anna Madeley as Betty Knox.

Released in June 2026, it runs 82 minutes. Written by Hendrik Handloegten and Paweł Pawlikowski. It comes from ARTE France Cinéma, CANAL+ Polska, and Chapter 2. The film began as a novel.

Members will find germany, journey, docudrama, and east germany in it. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 62 TMDB voters.

The Reader, Paths of Glory, and Manhattan make useful companions to Fatherland, all filed under west germany and black and white.