Fatih Akin
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).
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (44)
Amrum
Director (Directing)
2025
Mona Mur in Conversation
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Mädchen Mädchen!
Thanks (Crew)
2025
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
as Self
2025
Schauburg Mon Amour
as Self
2024
Rhinegold
as Peshmerga
2022
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Co-Producer (Production)
2021
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director (Directing)
2019
Ronny & Klaid
as Himself
2019
The Golden Glove
Director (Directing)
2019
In the Fade
Director (Directing)
2017
Goodbye Berlin
Director (Directing)
2016
From Caligari to Hitler
as Self - Filmmaker
2015
The Cut
Director (Directing)
2014
Polluting Paradise
Director (Directing)
2012
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
as Himself
2012
UFO in Her Eyes
Executive Producer (Production)
2011
Champions: A Comic Tale
as Self
2011
Soul Kitchen
Director (Directing)
2009
Before Your Eyes
Co-Producer (Production)
2009
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Director (Directing)
2009
New York, I Love You
Director (Directing)
2008
Chiko
Producer (Production)
2008
The Edge of Heaven
Screenplay (Writing)
2007
Altyapi
Director (Directing)
2007
Takva: A Man's Fear of God
Producer (Production)
2006
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Director (Directing)
2005
Robbery Alla Turca
as Lokman
2005
German Dream
as Fatih Akin
2004
Ein krasser Deal
as Bouncer
2004
Visions of Europe
Director (Directing)
2004
Kebab Connection
Screenplay (Writing)
2004
Head-On
Director (Directing)
2004
Solino
Director (Directing)
2002
Planet der Kannibalen
as Mr. Dark
2001
The Lovers of the Hotel Osman
as Ahmet
2001
A Goddamn Job
as Ex-Gott
2001
The Experiment
as Cab Driver (voice)
2001
We Have Forgotten to Return Home
as Himself
2001
In July
as Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
2000
The Last Flight
1999
Kismet
as Tony
1999
Short Sharp Shock
as Nejo
1998
Back in Trouble
as Kebab-Fatih
1997
