France / May 14, 2026 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Enno Trebs | Wieland Wagner |
| Theo Trebs | Wolfgang Wagner |
| Waldemar Kobus | Mayor of Frankfurt |
| Daniel Wagner | Sergei Ivanovich Tulpanov |
| Fritzi Haberlandt | Waitress |
| Milan Peschel | Armin Schaufelberger |
| Joanna Kulig | Singer in a jazz band |
| Christophe Falconnet | Jacques Ciment |
| David L. Price | Walter J. Smith |
| Bernd Moss | Brinkbaumer |
| Lisa Natalie Arnold | Receptionist in Frankfurt |
| Andrzej Kłak | Barman |
| Claudia Geisler-Bading | Admirer of Gründgens |
| Matthias Schlette | Mann's admirer |
| Joerg Sierenberg | Singer |
| Joerg Giessler | Singer |
| Vitalii Salii | Red Army sergeant |
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| Dindar Ablemet | Kyrgyz soldier |
| Kriemhild Hamann | Receptionist in Weimar |
| Marcin Piejaś | Hotel Guest |
| Patryk Kabała | Young Man |
| Tomasz Pala | Organist |
| Jan Mazurkiewicz | Organist |
| Eva Dauriac | French Receptionist |
| Charlotte Schwab | Katia |
| Philip Lenkowsky | Man in hotel and church |
| Giorgio Rayzacher | Italian journalist |
| Anna Betley-Gębska | Viola player |
| Andrzej Gębski | Violin player |
| Joanna Citkowicz-Włodarczyk | Cellist |
| Marcin Masecki | |
| Mateusz Stankiewicz | |
| Ignacy Wendt | |
| Ksawery Wójciński | |
| Krzysztof Szmańda |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fatherland |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Finland |
| Status | Post Production |
| Production companies | Nine Hours, MUBI, Our Films, Extreme Emotions, Chapter 2, IPR.VC, ARTE France Cinéma, CANAL+ Polska, Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe |
| Release date | 14 maggio 2026 |
| Executive producer | Efe Çakarel, Viola Fügen, Andrea Scarso, Timo Argillander, Ognjen Dizdarevic, Ilaria Zazzaro, Luke Rivett, Matthieu Prada, Julien Delajoux, Matthias Nicodeme |
| Production | Edward Berger, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jeanne Tremsal, Dimitri Rassam, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Olivier Père, Tomasz Morawski |
| Writer | Paweł Pawlikowski, Hendrik Handloegten |
| Casting | Nina Haun, Magdalena Szwarcbart, Karen Lindsay-Stewart |
| Editing | Piotr Wójcik, Paweł Pawlikowski |
| Cinematography | Łukasz Żal |
| Assistant directors | Paweł Pawlikowski |
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| Camera operators | Łukasz Żal |
| Additional photography | Łukasz Żal |
| Production design | Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński |
| Art direction | Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński |
| Set decoration | Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński |
| Music | Marcin Masecki, Tarn Willers, Lars Ginzel |
| Sound | Marcin Masecki, Tarn Willers, Lars Ginzel |
| Costume design | Aleksandra Staszko, Waldemar Pokromski |
| Makeup | Waldemar Pokromski, Aleksandra Staszko |
| Hairstyling | Aleksandra Staszko, Waldemar Pokromski |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Jun 12, 2026 / Sydney Film Festival
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