Mubi has unveiled the official trailer and artwork for Pawel Pawlikowski's 'Fatherland', following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The black-and-white historical drama was among the festival's standout titles, earning critical acclaim and best director honours for Pawlikowski, who shared the prize with Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi.
Set in the summer of 1949, the film follows Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) on a road trip across post-war Germany. Travelling in a black Buick from Frankfurt to Weimar, the journey explores the father-daughter relationship against the backdrop of the Cold War. Hüller's character, a writer, actress and rally driver, delivers a nuanced performance that has drawn particular praise.
'Fatherland' reunites Pawlikowski with his regular creative team, including Oscar-nominated cinematographer Lukasz Zal. At 82 minutes, it was the shortest film in this year's Cannes competition line-up. The director previously won the international Oscar for 'Ida' (2015) and the Cannes best director award for 'Cold War' (2018).
Mubi will release 'Fatherland' in US cinemas this autumn, and also holds distribution rights in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Benelux, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and India. The film is a co-production between Mubi, Our Films, Extreme Emotions, Nine Hours, Chapter 2, Circle One and Apocalypso Pictures.
