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Fatherland

Fatherland

Fatherland

FATHERLAND centres on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) - actress, writer and rally driver. In the summer of 1949, at the height of the Cold War, father and daughter embark on a challenging and emotional road trip in a black Buick taking them across a Germany in ruins - from US dominated Frankfurt to Soviet controlled Weimar. Returning home after sixteen years of exile in the US, Thomas Mann has to face not only a divided fatherland, but also a deep fracture within his own family.

With FATHERLAND, Pawlikowski picks up where he left off with his award-winning Ida and Cold War, exploring – in his elliptic, distilled style - the themes of identity, family, love and guilt amid the turmoil and confusion of post-war Europe.
Rating: PG
Runtime: 82 mins
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Actors: August Diehl, Sandra Huller, Hanns Zischler

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Thu, Nov 12:
13:20 16:45 18:45

Fri, Nov 13:
13:20 16:00 18:15

Sat, Nov 14:
13:20 16:45 18:45

Sun, Nov 15:
11:30 15:45 18:30

Mon, Nov 16:
12:45 16:45 18:45

Tue, Nov 17:
13:20 16:45 18:45

Wed, Nov 18:
13:20 16:45 18:45

Prospect Cinemas
Thu, Nov 12:
12:45 14:45 18:30

Fri, Nov 13:
12:45 14:45 18:30

Sat, Nov 14:
12:45 14:45 18:30

Sun, Nov 15:
11:00 13:10 17:30

Mon, Nov 16:
12:45 14:45 18:30

Tue, Nov 17:
12:45 14:45 18:30

Wed, Nov 18:
12:45 14:45 18:30

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