
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
2021 · Movie · Unrated · 176 min · ★ 6.4 · 84% critics
In 1930s Berlin, a man splits his days between an advertising job and nights roaming the city’s streets, where he falls for an actress. As her opportunities grow, his own outlook dims, testing their relationship amid a changing world.
Based on Fabian
Also known as Fabine : Going to the Dogs
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Streaming on Kino Film Collection.
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Details
- Original title
- Fabian oder der Gang vor die Hunde
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-08-05
- Language
- German
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 176 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (63 votes)
About
If you enjoy moody period dramas about love and ambition in uneasy times, this may click, especially if you liked Never Look Away; Not for you if you want a fast, upbeat story with clear wins.
Pros: vivid 1930s Berlin mood; romantic storyline; career pressures | Cons: downbeat tone; slow-burn pacing; limited action
Themes
- berlin, germany
- based on novel or book
- writer
- unemployment
- 1930s
- aspiring actress
- german history
- lovers separated
- weimar republic
Awards & recognition
- German Film Award — Best Feature Film · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew

Tom Schilling
as Jakob Fabian

Albrecht Schuch
as Stephan Labude

Saskia Rosendahl
as Cornelia Battenberg

Michael Wittenborn
as Justizrat Labude

Petra Kalkutschke
as Frau Fabian

Elmar Gutmann
as Herr Fabian

Aljoscha Stadelmann
as Produzent Makart

Anne Bennent
as Baroness Ruth Reiter

Meret Becker
as Irene Moll

Eva Medusa Gühne
as Frau Hohlfeld
Directed by Dominik Graf