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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Coyle

In Cannes standout 'Fatherland,’ Sandra Hüller stuns again

France Cannes 2026 Fatherland Portraits - (2026 Invision)

For Sandra Hüller, eruptions of emotion don’t come naturally. She prefers to be quiet and calm, and often her screen presence radiates intensity when she’s simply watching. But when she explodes — whether in grief or karaoke — she can be magnificent.

“It’s not something that I like to do, particularly,” Hüller says, sitting in a garden in Cannes. “Maybe I like the characters more who don’t erupt all the time because these are very annoying people, I don’t know.”

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