This film has been certified as 12A by the BBFC

At the height of the Cold War, Fatherland centres on the relationship between the writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika - actress, writer and rally driver - as they embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a Germany in ruins. 

Shot in lustrous monochrome, it’s a film about exile and betrayal, the impossibility of going home and of reconciling an artist’s children to their secondary importance. 

Pawlikowski won the Award for Best Director at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in 2026 for this film.

 Director: Paweł Pawlikowski 

Writer: Paweł Pawlikowski, Henk Handloegten 

Cast: Sandra Hüller, Hanns Zischler, August Diehl 

 Germany / English subtitles