Sandra Hulseller stars in postwar German drama film Fatherland

Sandra Hüller stars in Fatherland, a spectral cinematic portrait of writer Thomas Mann returning to postwar Germany.

The new film Fatherland portrays writer Thomas Mann and his daughter returning to postwar Germany four years after World War II. Directed by Henk Handloegten, the fictional account stars Sandra Hüller alongside Hanns Zischler. The cinematic release offers a luminous and spectral look at a divided nation.

• The castSandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler portray the prominent literary figure and his daughter.
• The settingThe story unfolds in Germany four years after the conclusion of World War II.
• The creatorsHenk Handloegten directs the feature while Paweł Pawlikowski is associated with the project.

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