Fatherland | Pawel Pawlikowski

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EDIT (08/19/25): the title is 1949. Starring Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler.

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Pawlikowski’s next film will be “Fatherland” which is bring described as “ambitious” in scope. The project recently received a German grant of 200,000 euros. The producer of Pawlikowski’s latest is none other than Oscar winner Edward Berger ("Conclave") with his production company nine hours.

Directed by Pawlikowski ("Cold War"), who wrote the screenplay together with Henk Handloegten ("Babylon Berlin"), ”Fatherland” is an adaptation of Colm Tóibín's novel "The Magician” which in turn tackles one of the great novelists of the 20th century.

The story is a “fictionalized autobiography” of German author Thomas Mann. The narrative follows Mann's life from his childhood in Lübeck, through his marriage in Munich, his opposition to the Nazi regime, and his subsequent exile in the United States.

In the novel, Tóibín delves into the complexities of Mann's identity, portraying his internal conflicts between personal desires and familial duties, as well as his struggle to reconcile his bourgeois upbringing with his artistic ambitions. +