

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.
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7.3/10
66 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $11.7M
- Box office
- $6.8M
- Language
- German
- based on novel or book
- germany
- road trip
- grief
- black and white
- writer
- docudrama
- east germany
- journey
- 1940s
- west germany
- father daughter relationship
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Produced in
Poland, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival5 Sept 2026
- PremiereTelluride at Dartmouth Film Festival20 Sept 2026
- PremiereAspen Film Festival1 Oct 2026
- PremiereNew York Film Festival4 Oct 2026
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival5 Oct 2026
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival6 Oct 2026
- PremiereHouston Cinema Arts Festival9 Oct 2026
- PremiereIFFBoston Fall Focus10 Oct 2026
- PremiereOrcas Island Film Festival14 Oct 2026
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival / Middleburg Film Festival16 Oct 2026
- PremiereNew Hampshire Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival / FilmColumbia Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival17 Oct 2026
- PremiereWoodstock Film Festival18 Oct 2026
- PremiereNewport Beach Film Festival20 Oct 2026
- PremiereHawai'i International Film Festival23 Oct 2026
- Theatrical (limited)23 Oct 2026
- PremiereVermont International Film Festival24 Oct 2026
- PremiereVirginia Film Festival / SCAD Savannah Film Festival25 Oct 2026
- PremiereDenver Film Festival31 Oct 2026
- Theatrical6 Nov 2026
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival14 Oct 2026
- PremiereCambridge Film Festival23 Oct 2026
- Theatrical12A23 Oct 2026
- PremiereBath Film Festival24 Oct 2026
- PremiereCornwall Film Festival21 Nov 2026
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival12 Jun 2026
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival13 Aug 2026
- PremiereAdelaide Film Festival18 Oct 2026
- PremiereCapital Film Festival25 Oct 2026
- Theatrical12 Nov 2026
CanadaCA
- PremiereCalgary International Film Festival25 Sept 2026
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival3 Oct 2026
- PremiereFestival du Nouveau Cinéma12 Oct 2026
- PremiereForest City Film Festival17 Oct 2026
- Theatrical (limited)30 Oct 2026
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereUBA International Film Festival2 Oct 2026
- PremiereMUBI Fest Buenos Aires23 Oct 2026
- Theatrical (limited)ATP29 Oct 2026
ArmeniaAM
- PremiereGolden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival16 Jul 2026
BelgiumBE
- PremiereFilm Fest Gent13 Oct 2026
BelizeBZ
- Theatrical22 Oct 2026
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA
- PremiereSarajevo Film Festival14 Aug 2026
BrazilBR
- PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival19 Oct 2026
- Theatrical1229 Oct 2026
ChileCL
- PremiereMUBI Fest Santiago11 Oct 2026
- Theatrical1422 Oct 2026
ChinaCN
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival16 Jun 2026
- PremiereAranya Waves Film Festival3 Sept 2026
- PremiereYangtze River Delta International Youth Film Festival16 Oct 2026
- PremiereGolden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival8 Nov 2026
Frequently asked questions
Fatherland was released on 19 June 2026.
Audience reviews
2- M5/10
Manuel São Bento
10/22/2026
Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/fatherland-2026-gorgeous-black-and-white-cant-bring-a-cold-story-to-life/ Rating: C FATHERLAND was my first Paweł Pawlikowski film, and it left me with mixed feelings. It’s one of the most beautifully shot movies of the year, with sculpture-like black-and-white images, and a sharp contrast between the two halves of a divided Germany. Sandra Hüller is excel…
- B8/10
Brent Marchant
10/29/2026
Imagine the disillusionment of being honored for your accomplishments only to find out that those accolades are intrinsically insincere, an attempt to tap into your recognition as a means to win over your tacit support in a battle of wills between two powerful forces. Are your achievements being praised for their merits, or are they being exploited simply to help fulfill another’s agenda? And would you rightly feel t…
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