“Exhilarating. An unpredictable visual experience. A sensuous, hedonistic Weimar epic.”

"Resonates as both a fully fleshed-out melodrama and a grand portrait of the times. Draws out feverish currents of economic desperation and political turmoil. Utterly contemporary."

“Enthralling. A vigorous, expansive romance of the times.”

“An ambitious remounting of Kastner's text, it's an uneasy calm before a wrathful storm.”

“Genuinely haunting… there's no doubt that Fabian will go down as one of the year's best films.”

“An intimate tale of friendship and tragic romance.”

“A love story, an homage to Berlin and also to cinema.”

“Takes seemingly familiar ground and breathes new life into it. Graf’s use of split-screen, aggressive editing, and variety of film and video formats create a vibrant urgency.”

“Fabian could be one of those rare contemporary German films to make a significant mark on a wider stage.”

"A sprawling, radical, profoundly thoughtful period drama… puts a timeless spin on the material and makes it feel as urgently relevant as ever."