'Fabian or The Walk to the Dogs') is a 2021 German drama film directed by Dominik Graf from a screenplay he co-wrote with Constantin Lieb, based on Erich Kästner's 1931 novel Fabian.

Fabian holds a nihilistic view on love and life, having been traumatized by his experience as a soldier in World War I.

They also stay at Labude's father's countryside home, where Cornelia makes Fabian sign a contract stating that he will not impede her career no matter what.

In contrast, Cornelia's career begins to take off as she acquiesces to sexual advances from Makart, an older film producer.

While his relationship with his fiancée crumbles, Labude submits a thesis to Berlin University, hoping that it will be accepted.

With the Nazi Party on the rise and beginning to impede on German life, Labude is arrested for his support of communism and holding rallies for dockworkers.

When they meet, Fabian is cold towards her, arguing that the contract she had coerced him into signing was for her to commit infidelity without guilt.

An upset Fabian confronts the university chancellor about the rejection letter, who is confused as he had actually accepted the thesis.

Realizing that Weckherlin had forged the letter as a prank, Fabian lunges at him and beats him almost to death before being restrained by witnesses.

The boy survives and emerges onto the shore, seeing Fabian's belongings strewn everywhere but remaining unaware of what had just occurred.