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Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin

Director · Born August 25, 1973 · Hamburg, Deutschland

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Biography

Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film Head-On (2004), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film The Edge of Heaven (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his film In the Fade (2017).

Directed 21

2020s

  1. 2026

    Ghost Song

    Director

  2. 2025
  3. 2022

2010s

  1. 2019

    30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    Director

  2. 2017
  3. 2016
  4. 2014
  5. 2012

    Polluting Paradise

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

    Director

  3. 2008
  4. 2007
  5. 2005

    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    Director

  6. 2004

    Visions of Europe

    Director

  7. 2002

    Solino

    Director

  8. 2001

    We Have Forgotten to Return Home

    Director

  9. 2000

    In July

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    Short Sharp Shock

    Director

  2. 1997

    Getürkt

    Director

Wrote 18

2020s

  1. 2026

    Ghost Song

    Writer

  2. 2025
  3. 2022

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2017
  3. 2016
  4. 2014
  5. 2012

    Polluting Paradise

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2008
  3. 2007
  4. 2005

    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    Writer

  5. 2004

    Visions of Europe

    Writer

  6. 2000

    In July

    Screenplay

1990s

  1. 1998

    Short Sharp Shock

    Writer

  2. 1997

    Getürkt

    Writer

Produced 17

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2017
  3. 2014
  4. 2012

    Polluting Paradise

    Producer

  5. 2011

    UFO in Her Eyes

    Executive Producer

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. Before Your Eyes

    Co-Producer

  3. 2008

    Chiko

    Producer

  4. 2007
  5. 2006

    Takva: A Man's Fear of God

    Producer

  6. 2005

    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    Producer

  7. 2004

    Visions of Europe

    Producer

Acted in 16

2000s

  1. 2005

    Robbery Alla Turca

    Lokman

  2. 2004

    German Dream

    Fatih Akin

  3. Ein krasser Deal

    Bouncer

  4. 2001

    Planet der Kannibalen

    Mr. Dark

  5. The Lovers of the Hotel Osman

    Ahmet

  6. A Goddamn Job

    Ex-Gott

  7. 2000

    In July

    Rumänischer Grenzbeamter

1990s

  1. 1999

    Black Souls

    Tony

  2. 1998

    Short Sharp Shock

    Nejo

  3. 1997

    Back in Trouble

    Kebab-Fatih

  4. Getürkt

    Movie

  5. 1996

    SK-Babies

    Bekir · 1 episode

  6. 1995
  7. 1994
Appearances17

2020s

  1. 2025

    Mona Mur in Conversation

    Self (archive footage)

  2. All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

    Self

  3. 2024

    Schauburg Mon Amour

    Self

  4. 2023

    Directors Talks

    Self · 1 episode

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2015
  3. From Caligari to Hitler

    Self - Filmmaker

  4. 2012

    Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

    Himself

  5. 2011

    Champions: A Comic Tale

    Self

2000s

  1. 2002
  2. 2001

    We Have Forgotten to Return Home

    Himself

1990s

  1. 1999

    TV total

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 1991
Thanked in the credits2

2020s

  1. 2026

    Momo 3000

    Thanks

  2. 2025