Hüller Shines in Pawlikowski’s Cannes Road-Trip Fatherland
Sandra Hüller earns a five‑minute standing ovation at Cannes for her portrayal of Erika Mann in Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland, a black‑and‑white 82‑minute road‑trip drama about Erika and her Nobel‑prize‑winning father Thomas Mann (played by Hanns Zischler) traveling 1949 postwar Germany as expats confront fascism, communism, death and the price of legacy, delivering a fraught, cathartic performance that positions the film for early Oscar chatter.