On May 14, the Cannes Film Festival hosted the premiere of "Fatherland," a film by Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, an Oscar winner for his 2015 film "Ida."
Sandra Hüller in the lead role, a still from the film
"Fatherland" is a black-and-white German-language Polish-German-Italian-French biographical film that tells the story of the return of renowned anti-fascist, Nobel laureate in literature Thomas Mann and his journalist daughter Erika to a devastated Germany after World War II, writes Belsat.
What is it like to look the homeland in the eyes, a homeland that became a monster and suffered defeat?
Critics are thrilled with the film. According to the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 95% "freshness" rating — a very high indicator, meaning almost all critics liked the film. The average rating, according to Metacritic, is 9 out of 10.
The plot centers on a journey through Germany of Nobel laureate in literature Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika after 16 years in exile. Their roles were performed by Hans Zischler (Hans from Spielberg's "Munich") and Sandra Hüller (Eva from the recent "Project Ave Maria," as well as the main character in "Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Zone of Interest").
Belsat's editor-in-chief, Alina Koushyk, appeared in an episodic role in the film. She recounts that she saw a casting call: they were looking for people of a certain appearance who could dance. She sent an application — and received an SMS: "Director Pawlikowski has selected you for this role, we invite you to the filming."
The filming of the episode lasted three days and took place in Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science.
Alina Koushyk recounts: "My main motivation was to see how great cinema is created by outstanding directors. It's a very multi-layered, well-organized process. The director is very demanding of every shot, which is reshot several times with the involvement of a large number of people."
Alina Koushyk (third from the right) on the set of "Fatherland." Warsaw, Poland. Photo: from Alina Koushyk's personal archive
On set, she met an American actor with whom she acted in the episode, and also saw some Belarusians on set.
Alina Koushyk has not yet seen the entire film; so far, only the premiere in Cannes has taken place. But she hopes to see it soon.
"I believe that Paweł Pawlikowski is one of the most outstanding Polish and world directors of this time," says Alina Koushyk. "I love his previous films — 'Cold War' and 'Ida.' So I was happy to be a part of this process! And it's interesting that many people who acted as extras came there precisely out of love for cinema."
The Cannes Film Festival began on May 14.
"Fatherland" will be released in Polish cinemas on June 19. No release in Belarus has been announced.
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