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Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski discusses the biographical film, 'Fatherland'

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published October 31, 2026 at 6:42 AM CDT

"Fatherland" tells the story of German writer Thomas Mann's return to his divided homeland after World War II. NPR's Scot Simon talks to the Polish director, Pawel Pawlikowski, about the film.

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