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The Hollywood Reporter’s critics’ picks crown the 20 best films from Cannes 2026, spanning Competition, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, and highlighting a diverse lineup—from intimate dramas and ambitious epics to bold genre fare—led by standout entries from Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Paweł Pawlikowski.
Pawel Pawlikowski’s new black‑and‑white drama Fatherland premiered at Cannes to a four-and-a-half‑minute standing ovation; the film, led by Sandra Hüller and August Diehl, follows a postwar journey of Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika through West and East Germany, marking the director’s return after Ida and Cold War and signaling strong award-season prospects.
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.
IndieWire’s Cannes review praises Pawlikowski’s austere, elegiac Fatherland, a 1949 road trip starring Sandra Hüller as Erika Mann alongside Thomas Mann, filmed in black-and-white with minimal dialogue. The mood is chilly and restrained, anchored by Hüller’s performance; it’s visually striking and emotionally understated, runs 82 minutes, premiered at Cannes 2026, and is slated for a later MUBI release, earning a solid Grade B.