NZIIA Wellington International Film Evening 2026: "Fatherland"

The NZIIA Wellington Branch is delighted to invite members and guests to a to a social evening with a special private screening of famous Polish director Pavel Pawlikowski's latest masterpiece "Fatherland" at Lighthouse Cuba on Thursday 12 November.

Before the film we will have a short reception upstairs in the Mezzanine with bubbles and the Ambassadors of Germany and Poland will provide a short introduction before the film commences.

Date: Thursday 12 November 2026

Time: 5:30pm - 7:35pm (approx); Start of film: 6pm

Film: "Fatherland" in multiple languages with English subtitles

Venue: Lighthouse Cuba Cinema, Mezzanine Floor,  29 Wigan Street, Te Aro, Wellington

Price: $18 NZIIA Wellington Branch Members + Humanitix fee (includes a glass of bubbles) $27 for Non Member/other NZIIA member type + Humanitix Fee

Terms and conditions

This event is charged at a discount, and non members are welcome. Please note all attendees are required to provide full name, email address and mobile phone number. NZIIA membership and tickets will be checked at the venue by staff.

No refunds after 7 days before.

Fatherland (Zaterland) centres on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) - actress, writer and rally driver. In the summer of 1949, at the height of the Cold War, father and daughter embark on a challenging and emotional road trip in a black Buick taking them across a Germany in ruins - from US dominated Frankfurt to Soviet controlled Weimar. Returning home after sixteen years of exile in the US, Thomas Mann has to face not only a divided fatherland, but also a deep fracture within his own family.

With Fatherland, Pawlikowski picks up where he left off with his award-winning Ida and Cold War, exploring – in his elliptic, distilled style - the themes of identity, family, love and guilt amid the turmoil and confusion of post-war Europe.

Awards:

Best Director at 2026 Cannes Film Festival for  Paweł Pawlikowski