Fatherland

"This s post-WWII film has a quiet restraint that packs a serious emotional punch."

— Karen Gordon, Original Cin

"Profound and moving, Fatherland is an immaculate exploration of the multitudes of grief."

— Joonatan Itkonen, Region Free

"Writer/director Pawel Pawlikowski observes history with wisdom, grace and caustic humour."

— Peter Howell, Toronto Star

"An exquisite study of family, identity, and art where future ideals are intertwined with historical remorse."

— Tomris Laffly, Elle

"Huller is predictably stellar, making the most of every subdued emotional beat. She’s the reason alone to see it."

— Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

"Sharp, exacting, trenchant, and fascinating, it’s a shard of history which uses immense polish to make of itself a mirror."

— Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph (UK)

"To watch Paweł Pawlikowski’s eloquent drama 'Fatherland' is to commune with an artist in full command of his medium."

— Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com

"[Sandra Hüller] gives the kind of quietly grand performance you never forget, the kind that perfectly matches this quietly grand movie."

— Alison Willmore, New York Magazine/Vulture

"Here is an impossibly elegant, poised historical vignette whose brevity and control can hardly contain its characters’ personal and historical pain."

— Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

"Together, Hüller and Zischler take us on a gripping road trip through family history, and each stop along the way serves Pawlikowski’s uncompromising vision."

— Nadia Dalimonte, Next Best Picture

"It goes without saying that Zischler and Hüller are superb, the latter in particular cementing the case that she may be the greatest actor working in the world right now."

— David Jenkins, Little White Lies

"Fatherland may form a postwar trilogy of sorts with Ida and Cold War, but the contemporary parallels are all too easy to see in this requiem for lost ideals and lost loved ones."

— Raphael Abraham, Financial Times

"Hüller’s sometimes tempered, sometimes explosive performance is a joy to behold. She gifts us a most beguiling figure, someone who is intensely grieving, but also has a job to perform."

— Frank J. Avella, The Contending

"Fatherland is an elegant, engrossing film; chilly at times, but also poignant as repressed feelings finally bubble to the surface. This is another expansive, enriching work from a modern master."

— Philip De Semlyen, Time Out

"Polish master Paweł Pawlikowski (Ida, Cold War) is well-versed in uncovering the dark turmoils of history, and with his latest film, Fatherland, he crafts a chiseled diamond of a chamber piece."

— Sophia Ciminello, Awards Watch

"Fatherland also becomes, as the car moves eastwards, increasingly taken up with the ravages of grief and the responsibility of the artist. Those themes come together in a beautiful, sad epiphany that closes out a terse film with divine economy."

— Donald Clarke, Irish Times