Fatherland
In 1949, German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from US-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar.
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Cast
42 people
Sandra Hüller
Erika Mann
Known for
Project Hail Mary
Anatomy of a Fall
Hanns Zischler
Thomas Mann
Known for
Munich
Black Island
August Diehl
Klaus Mann
Known for
Salt
Inglourious Basterds
Anna Madeley
Betty Knox
Known for
Secret Invasion
Utopia
Devid Striesow
Johannes R. Becher
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Counterfeiters
David Menkin
Arthur Quint
Known for
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Joachim Meyerhoff
Gustaf Gründgens
Known for
Woman in Love
Bibi & Tina: Perfect Pandemonium
Enno Trebs
Wieland Wagner
Known for
Afire
Undine
Theo Trebs
Wolfgang Wagner
Known for
The Gryphon
Fall for Me
Waldemar Kobus
Mayor of Frankfurt
Known for
Black Book
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
Daniel Wagner
Sergei Ivanovich Tulpanov
Known for
Great Freedom
Fritzi Haberlandt
Waitress
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Deutschland
Paweł Pawlikowski Director · Hendrik Handloegten Screenplay Marcin Masecki Composer
Worldwide gross $6.8M · Budget $12M · United States release October 23, 2026
Box office
Budget
$11,700,000
Worldwide gross
$6,756,618
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Our Films
Production
Extreme Emotions
Production
Nine Hours
Production
Chapter 2
Production
Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu
Production
CANAL+ Polska
Production
Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe
Production
Silesia Film
Production
Circle One
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Pathé
Production
MUBI
Production
Poland · Germany · France · Italy · United Kingdom
Produced in
Vaterland
Working title
Languages
Original title
Ojczyzna
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Polish · Russian
Release dates
France · May 14, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Poland · June 19, 2026
Theatrical
United States · October 23, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
September 5, 2026 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Telluride at Dartmouth Film Festival
October 1, 2026 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 5, 2026 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 6, 2026 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Houston Cinema Arts Festival
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival / Middleburg Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · New Hampshire Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival / FilmColumbia Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Newport Beach Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Hawai'i International Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Vermont International Film Festival
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival / SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
November 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Argentina
October 2, 2026 · Premiere · UBA International Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Buenos Aires
October 29, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Armenia
July 16, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Australia
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 13, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival
November 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 13, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
Belize
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
October 19, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 12, 2026 · Premiere · Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Forest City Film Festival
October 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Chile
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Santiago
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
China
June 16, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
September 3, 2026 · Premiere · Aranya Waves Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Yangtze River Delta International Youth Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Colombia
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Costa Rica
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Croatia
June 19, 2026 · Premiere · Slano Film Days
September 2, 2026 · Premiere · Vukovar Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
January 21, 2027 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 18, 2027 · Theatrical
Ecuador
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · El Gouna Film Festival
El Salvador
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 13, 2026 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
December 18, 2026 · Theatrical
France
September 18, 2026 · Premiere · De l'Écrit à l'Écran Festival
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · War on Screen International Film Festival
October 12, 2026 · Premiere · Jean Carmet Film Festival
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Festival du Film de Sarlat
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Arras Film Festival
November 18, 2026 · Premiere · Festival International du Film d'Histoire de Pessac
December 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Georgia
September 22, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Germany
June 27, 2026 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
August 29, 2026 · Premiere · Festival des deutschen Films
September 3, 2026 · Theatrical
September 4, 2026 · Premiere · Fünf Seen Filmfestival
Greece
September 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Guatemala
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Honduras
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 7, 2026 · Premiere · bc30
Iceland
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Ireland
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Kerry International Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
July 10, 2026 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
November 12, 2026 · Premiere · Arava Desert Film Festival
January 21, 2027 · Theatrical
Italy
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
September 16, 2026 · Premiere · SPOT Film Festival
Latvia
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
January 15, 2027 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · Central and Eastern European Film Festival
Mexico
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Mongolia
October 19, 2026 · Premiere · Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival
Netherlands
September 17, 2026 · Premiere · Film by the Sea International Film Festival
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Parool Film Fest
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · 013 International Film Festival
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · Noordelijk Film Festival
New Zealand
August 7, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
November 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Nicaragua
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Norway
August 23, 2026 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
December 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Panama
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Peru
August 8, 2026 · Premiere · Lima International Film Festival
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 13, 2026 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
August 1, 2026 · Premiere · Film and Art Festival Two Riversides
August 2, 2026 · Premiere · BNP Paribas Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Gdynia Polish Film Festival
November 11, 2026 · Premiere · ToruńCAMERIMAGE
Portugal
November 10, 2026 · Premiere · LEFFEST – Lisboa Film Festival
Romania
June 20, 2026 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · Anonimul International Independent Film Festival
October 26, 2026 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
Singapore
October 1, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
September 11, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik
Slovenia
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
South Korea
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Murcia International Film Festival
October 27, 2026 · Premiere · International Social Film Festival of Catalonia
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Sevilla European Film Festival
December 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
December 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 1, 2026 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
Thailand
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Türkiye
September 16, 2026 · Premiere · Ayvalık International Film Festival
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Filmekimi
Ukraine
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Kyiv Critic's Week
December 3, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Theatrical
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Bath Film Festival
November 21, 2026 · Premiere · Cornwall Film Festival
Uruguay
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Montevideo International Film Festival
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
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