Director
Fatih Akin
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 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).
Notable work
Often works with
Adam Bousdoukos
6 titles together
In the Fade, The Golden Glove, Head-On
Moritz Bleibtreu
5 titles together
The Experiment, Soul Kitchen, In July
Cem Akin
5 titles together
Head-On, Soul Kitchen, In July
Marc Hosemann
4 titles together
The Golden Glove, Soul Kitchen, Goodbye Berlin
Birol Ünel
4 titles together
Head-On, Soul Kitchen, In July
Mehmet Kurtuluş
4 titles together
Head-On, In July, Short Sharp Shock
Full filmography · 35
Ghost Song
Director and Writer
2026
Amrum
Writer and Director
20257.2
Rhinegold
as Peshmerga and Director and Writer
20226.5
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director
2019
The Golden Glove
Director
20196.9
In the Fade
Director and Writer
20176.9
Goodbye Berlin
Director and Writer
20166.7
The Cut
Director
20145.9
Polluting Paradise
Director and Writer
2012
Soul Kitchen
Director and Writer
20096.9
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Director
2009
New York, I Love You
Director and Writer
20086