A Fading Man
7.6
When her ex-husband reappears, now suffering from dementia and having forgotten their divorce, Hanne’s orderly life with partner Bernd is gently upended.
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Cast
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Dagmar Manzel
Hanne
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Harald Krassnitzer
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August Zirner
Bernd
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Welf Reinhart Director · Tünde Sautier Screenplay
First release January 29, 2026 · Produced in Germany · Production BR, ARTE
Production
Maverick Film
Production
BR
Production
ARTE
Production
Merki & Reinhart Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Der verlorene Mann
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Netherlands · January 29, 2026
Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Germany · May 7, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
May 8, 2026 · Premiere · HSBC German Film Festival
Brazil
October 2, 2026 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
January 21, 2027 · Theatrical
China
September 4, 2026 · Premiere · Aranya Waves Film Festival
Switzerland
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 4, 2026 · Theatrical
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