Fatih Akin
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 25, 1973, Hamburg, Deutschland
- Movies
- 50
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).
Upcoming Fatih Akin Movies
Ghost Song
2026
November 5, 2026
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | Mona Mur in Conversation | Self (archive footage) |
| 2025 | All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz | Self |
| 2024 | Schauburg Mon Amour | Self |
| 2022 | Rhinegold | Peshmerga |
| 2019 | Ronny & Klaid | Himself |
| 2015 | From Caligari to Hitler | Self - Filmmaker |
| 2012 | Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy | Himself |
| 2011 | Champions: A Comic Tale | Self |
| 2005 | Robbery Alla Turca | Lokman |
| 2004 | German Dream | Fatih Akin |
| 2004 | Ein krasser Deal | Bouncer |
| 2001 | Planet der Kannibalen | Mr. Dark |
| 2001 | The Lovers of the Hotel Osman | Ahmet |
| 2001 | A Goddamn Job | Ex-Gott |
| 2001 | The Experiment | Cab Driver (voice) |
| 2001 | We Have Forgotten to Return Home | Himself |
| 2000 | In July | Rumänischer Grenzbeamter |
| 1999 | The Last Flight | |
| 1999 | Black Souls | Tony |
| 1998 | Short Sharp Shock | Nejo |
| 1997 | Back in Trouble | Kebab-Fatih |
| 1997 | Getürkt | |
| 1997 | Trickser | |
| 1995 | Sensin – Du bist es |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Ghost Song | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2025 | Amrum | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2022 | Rhinegold | Director, Screenplay, Producer, Writer |
| 2019 | 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing | Director |
| 2019 | The Golden Glove | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2017 | In the Fade | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2016 | Goodbye Berlin | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | The Cut | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2012 | Polluting Paradise | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2009 | Soul Kitchen | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2009 | Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation | Director |
| 2008 | New York, I Love You | Director, Writer |
| 2008 | Chiko | Producer |
| 2007 | The Edge of Heaven | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 2007 | Altyapi | Director |
| 2006 | Takva: A Man's Fear of God | Producer |
| 2005 | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2004 | Visions of Europe | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2004 | Kebab Connection | Screenplay |
| 2004 | Head-On | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2002 | Solino | Director |
| 2001 | We Have Forgotten to Return Home | Director |
| 2000 | In July | Director, Screenplay |
| 1998 | Short Sharp Shock | Director, Writer |
| 1997 | Getürkt | Writer, Director |
| 1995 | Sensin – Du bist es | Director, Writer |
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