Variety ·entertainment ·1 hour ago

Pawel Pawlikowski explores post-war Germany through Thomas Mann's fractured nation journey

Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski's "Fatherland" follows Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika traveling through Germany in 1949, visiting both American-controlled West and Communist East zones. Starring Hanns Zischler and Sandra Hüller, the meticulous black-and-white drama explores post-Holocaust spiritual reckoning and Cold War division. The film examines whether a fractured nation can heal itself.

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