Fatih Akin

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Fatih Akin

Directing 53 August 25, 1973

Hamburg, Deutschland

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 th…

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The Experiment

The Experiment

7.4 2001 Movie
DAS!

DAS!

4.7 1991 TV Show
In the Fade

In the Fade

6.9 2017 Movie
Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

6.8 1976 TV Show
The Golden Glove

The Golden Glove

6.9 2019 Movie
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

6.6 1979 TV Show
Head-On

Head-On

7.5 2004 Movie
New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

6.0 2008 Movie
Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen

6.9 2009 Movie
The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven

7.2 2007 Movie
Goodbye Berlin

Goodbye Berlin

6.7 2016 Movie
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.2 2015 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Ghost Song

    Movie Director

  2. 2026
    Momo 3000

    Movie Thanks

  3. 2026
    Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

    TV show Self

  4. 2025
    Amrum

    Movie Director

  5. 2025
    Mona Mur in Conversation

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2025
    Hot Girl Summer

    Movie Thanks

  7. 2025
    All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

    Movie Self

  8. 2024
    Schauburg Mon Amour

    Movie Self

  9. 2022
    Rhinegold

    Movie Peshmerga

  10. 2021
    Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

    Movie Co-Producer

  11. 2019
    30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    Movie Director

  12. 2019
    Ronny & Klaid

    Movie Himself

  13. 2019
    The Golden Glove

    Movie Director

  14. 2017
    In the Fade

    Movie Director

  15. 2016
    Goodbye Berlin

    Movie Director

  16. 2015
    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    TV show Self

More credits
  1. 2015
    From Caligari to Hitler

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  2. 2014
    The Cut

    Movie Director

  3. 2012
    Polluting Paradise

    Movie Director

  4. 2012
    Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

    Movie Himself

  5. 2012
    Square

    TV show Self

  6. 2011
    UFO in Her Eyes

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2011
    Champions: A Comic Tale

    Movie Self

  8. 2009
    Soul Kitchen

    Movie Director

  9. 2009
    Before Your Eyes

    Movie Co-Producer

  10. 2009
    Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

    Movie Director

  11. 2008
    New York, I Love You

    Movie Director

  12. 2008
    Chiko

    Movie Producer

  13. 2007
    The Edge of Heaven

    Movie Director

  14. 2007
    Altyapi

    Movie Director

  15. 2006
    Takva: A Man's Fear of God

    Movie Producer

  16. 2005
    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    Movie Director

  17. 2005
    Robbery Alla Turca

    Movie Lokman

  18. 2004
    German Dream

    Movie Fatih Akin

  19. 2004
    Ein krasser Deal

    Movie Bouncer

  20. 2004
    Visions of Europe

    Movie Director

  21. 2004
    Kebab Connection

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 2004
    Head-On

    Movie Director

  23. 2003
    Menschen bei Maischberger

    TV show Self

  24. 2002
    Solino

    Movie Director