Paweł Pawlikowski’s latest film, “Fatherland,” is set to open the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. Multiple outlets report that the director will attend the festival’s gala screening on August 14 and personally welcome audiences. “Fatherland” also premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where Pawlikowski won the Best Director award. The film is described as bringing together elements of the director’s Cold War trilogy. Both sources say the story focuses on a relationship involving Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann, though details beyond that shared description are not included in the provided text. “Fatherland” thus serves as both a festival opening title for Sarajevo and a Cannes-acclaimed entry for Pawlikowski, marking a high-profile international run as it moves from premiere to regional screening. The announcements place emphasis on the film’s Cannes recognition and on Pawlikowski’s attendance at the Sarajevo event.