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Fatherland (1986)

Fatherland poster
Directed by
Ken Loach
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German singer-songwriter navigates his personal and political struggles in a divided country. The film follows his relationships and the cost of staying true to his beliefs.

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What happens

Fatherland (released as Singing the Blues in Red in the US) is a 1986 film about a German singer-songwriter, directed by Ken Loach and starring Gerulf Pannach, Fabienne Babe, Cristine Rose and Sigfrit Steiner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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