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Fatih Akin

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).

Et billede af Fatih Akin

Directing

1995

[ ] Sensin – Du bist es (Director)

1997

[ ] Getürkt (Director)

1998

[ ] Short Sharp Shock (Director)

2000

[ 7/10 ] In July (Director)

2001

[ ] We Have Forgotten to Return Home (Director)

2002

[ 4/10 ] Solino (Director)

2004

[ 8/10 ] Head-On (Director)
[ ] Visions of Europe (Director)

2005

[ ] Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (Director)

2007

[ 8/10 ] The Edge of Heaven (Director)
[ ] Altyapi (Director)

2008

[ ] New York, I Love You (Director)

2009

[ 5/10 ] Soul Kitchen (Director)
[ ] Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (Director)

2012

[ ] Polluting Paradise (Director)

2014

[ 6/10 ] The Cut (Director)

2016

[ 7/10 ] Goodbye Berlin (Director)

2017

[ 7/10 ] In the Fade (Director)

2019

[ 8/10 ] The Golden Glove (Director)
[ ] 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (Director)

2022

[ W ] Rhinegold (Director)

2025

[ ] Amrum (Director)

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[ ] Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache (Director)
[ ] Geister (Director)

Production

2004

[ 8/10 ] Head-On (Producer)
[ ] Visions of Europe (Producer)

2005

[ ] Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (Producer)

2006

[ ] Takva: A Man's Fear of God (Producer)

2007

[ 8/10 ] The Edge of Heaven (Producer)

2008

[ ] Chiko (Producer)

2009

[ ] Before Your Eyes (Co-Producer)
[ 5/10 ] Soul Kitchen (Producer)

2011

[ ] UFO in Her Eyes (Executive Producer)

2012

[ ] Polluting Paradise (Producer)

2014

[ 6/10 ] The Cut (Producer)

2017

[ 7/10 ] In the Fade (Producer)

2019

[ 8/10 ] The Golden Glove (Producer)

2021

[ ] Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (Co-Producer)

2022

[ W ] Rhinegold (Producer)

Writing

1995

[ ] Sensin – Du bist es (Writer)

1997

[ ] Getürkt (Writer)

1998

[ ] Short Sharp Shock (Writer)

2000

[ 7/10 ] In July (Screenplay)

2004

[ 8/10 ] Head-On (Author)
[ ] Kebab Connection (Screenplay)
[ ] Visions of Europe (Writer)

2005

[ ] Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (Writer)

2007

[ 8/10 ] The Edge of Heaven (Screenplay)

2008

[ ] New York, I Love You (Writer)

2009

[ 5/10 ] Soul Kitchen (Writer)

2012

[ ] Polluting Paradise (Writer)

2014

[ 6/10 ] The Cut (Screenplay)

2016

[ 7/10 ] Goodbye Berlin (Writer)

2017

[ 7/10 ] In the Fade (Writer)

2019

[ 8/10 ] The Golden Glove (Screenplay)

2022

[ W ] Rhinegold (Screenplay)
[ W ] Rhinegold (Writer)

2025

[ ] Amrum (Writer)

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[ ] Geister (Writer)

Crew

2025

[ ] Mädchen Mädchen! (Thanks)

Actor

1995

[ ] Sensin – Du bist es (????)

1997

[ ] Getürkt (????)
[ ] Trickser (????)
[ ] Back in Trouble (Kebab-Fatih)

1998

[ ] Short Sharp Shock (Nejo)

1999

[ ] Kismet (Tony)
[ ] The Last Flight (????)

2000

[ 7/10 ] In July (Rumänischer Grenzbeamter)

2001

[ 6/10 ] The Experiment (Cab Driver (voice))
[ ] A Goddamn Job (Ex-Gott)
[ ] Planet der Kannibalen (Mr. Dark)
[ ] The Lovers of the Hotel Osman (Ahmet)
[ ] We Have Forgotten to Return Home (Himself)

2004

[ ] Ein krasser Deal (Bouncer)
[ ] German Dream (Fatih Akin)

2005

[ ] Robbery Alla Turca (Lokman)

2011

[ ] Champions: A Comic Tale (Self)

2012

[ ] Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy (Himself)

2015

[ ] From Caligari to Hitler (Self - Filmmaker)

2019

[ ] Ronny & Klaid (Himself)

2022

[ W ] Rhinegold (Peshmerga)

2024

[ ] Schauburg Mon Amour (Self)

2025

[ ] All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz (Self)
[ ] Mona Mur in Conversation (Self (archive footage))