Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Hamburg, Deutschland
August 25, 1973

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).

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Representative Works

Amrum
Amrum
7.2
/ German
The Experiment
The Experiment
7.4
/ German
Rhinegold
Rhinegold
6.5
/ German
Getürkt
Getürkt
5.0
/ German
The Golden Glove
The Golden Glove
6.9
/ German
Head-On
Head-On
7.5
/ German
In the Fade
In the Fade
6.9
/ German
Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
6.7
/ German
The Cut
The Cut
5.9
/ English
Black Souls
Black Souls
7.0
/ German
Ghost Song
Ghost Song
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/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

New York, I Love You
2008Nominee

Best Director

New York, I Love You

Amrum
2025Nominee

Best Director

Amrum

The Experiment
2001Nominee

Best Performance

The Experiment

Career Highlights

Rhinegold
2022Highlight

Best Performance

Rhinegold

Getürkt
1997Highlight

Best Performance

Getürkt

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