Fabian: Going to the Dogs

Fabian: Going to the Dogs

2021 · 176 min · DE · 6.6 (38 votes)
Dir. Dominik Graf · Starring Tom Schilling, Albrecht Schuch, Saskia Rosendahl, Michael Wittenborn, Petra Kalkutschke, Elmar Gutmann · Music Sven Rossenbach
DramaRomanceHistory

In 1930s Berlin, Dr. Jakob Fabian, who works by day in advertising for a cigarette company and by night wanders the streets of the city, falls in love with an actress. As her career begins to blossom, prospects for his future begin to wane.

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A bittersweet portrait of artistic ambition and doomed romance set against the backdrop of a decaying Weimar Republic. It's a film that lingers, evoking a sense of lost potential and fleeting beauty in a world on the brink.

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