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Fatih Akin

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1973-08-25 (51 years old)

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).

Filmography

all 69

Movies 49

self 24

TV Shows 20

Producer 17

Director 13

Screenplay 1

Voice 1

Director / Writer

Fatih Akin

Biography

Filmography

all 69

Movies 49

self 24

TV Shows 20

Producer 17

Director 13

Screenplay 1

Voice 1

Amrum (2025)

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz (2025)

Schauburg Mon Amour (2024)

Rhinegold (2022)

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021)

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)

Ronny & Klaid (2019)

The Golden Glove (2019)

In the Fade (2017)

CinéKino (2017)

Goodbye Berlin (2016)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

From Caligari to Hitler (2015)

The Cut (2014)

Mama's Boy (2013)

Polluting Paradise (2012)

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy (2012)

Square (2012)

Bloodbrotherz (2011)

UFO in Her Eyes (2011)

Champions: A Comic Tale (2011)

Soul Kitchen (2009)

Before Your Eyes (2009)

’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)

New York, I Love You (2008)

Chiko (2008)

The Edge of Heaven (2007)

Altyapi (2007)

Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2006)

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)

Robbery Alla Turca (2005)

German Dream (2004)

Ein krasser Deal (2004)

Visions of Europe (2004)

Kebab Connection (2004)

Head-On (2004)

Menschen bei Maischberger (2003)

Solino (2002)

Through the Night with... (2002)

NDR Kultur – Das Journal (2002)

Planet der Kannibalen (2001)

The Lovers of the Hotel Osman (2001)

A Goddamn Job (2001)

The Experiment (2001)

We Have Forgotten to Return Home (2001)

In July (2000)

TV total (1999)

The Last Flight (1999)

Kismet (1999)

Short Sharp Shock (1998)

Back in Trouble (1997)

Getürkt (1997)

The German Bronx (1997)

Nachtstudio (1997)

Trickser (1997)

SK-Babies (1996)

Sensin – Du bist es (1995)

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri (1995)

Doppelter Einsatz (1994)

DAS! (1991)

Bayerischer Filmpreis (1979)

NDR Talk Show (1979)

Kölner Treff (1976)

3 nach 9 (1974)

Grimme Awards Ceremony (1964)

Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)

Bambi-Verleihung (1948)

Geister weinen nicht

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Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-08-25 (51 years old)

Birth Place

Hamburg,

Siblings

Cem Akin

Also Known As

Fatih Akın