Fatih Akin
Fatih Akin is known for The Experiment (2001), In the Fade (2017), The Golden Glove (2019).
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).
Questions about Fatih Akin
How many Fatih Akin films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 35 films with Fatih Akin, from 1997 to 2026.
What is the best rated Fatih Akin film?
The best rated Fatih Akin film in the catalogue is Head-On (2004), rated 7.5.
What was the first Fatih Akin film?
The first Fatih Akin film in the catalogue is Short Sharp Shock, from 1998.
Who has Fatih Akin worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Fatih Akin shares the most credits with Andrew Bird (13 films), Rainer Klausmann (9 films) and Adam Bousdoukos (7 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- European Film Academy Young Audience Award (2017) · Peter-Weiss Prize (2012) · Charlemagne Medal for European Media (2008) · Best Screenplay Award (2007) · European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (2007) · European Film Award for Best Film (2004) · European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director (2004) · Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2001)
- Nominations
- European Film Academy Young Audience Award (2017) · European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (2010) · European Film Award for Best Film (2007) · European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (2007) · European Film Award for Best Director (2004) · European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director (2004)
Known for
Coming up
Trivia
- Also works as
- film director · screenwriter · film producer · director · children's writer
- Studied at
- Gymnasium Allee · Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg
- Notable works
- Head-On · Goodbye Berlin · The Edge of Heaven
- Siblings
- Cem Akın
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
42 films — 35 in the catalogue
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Mona Mur in Conversation
2025 · Self (archive footage)
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5.5 All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
2025 · Self
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Schauburg Mon Amour
2024 · Self
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6.5 Rhinegold
2022 · Peshmerga
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6.2 Ronny & Klaid
2019 · Himself
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7.4 From Caligari to Hitler
2015 · Self - Filmmaker
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8.0 Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012 · Himself
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6.0 Champions: A Comic Tale
2011 · Self
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4.8 Robbery Alla Turca
2005 · Lokman
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Almanya Rüyası
2004 · Fatih Akin
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7.0 Ein krasser Deal
2004 · Bouncer
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8.7 Planet der Kannibalen
2001 · Mr. Dark
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10.0 The Lovers of the Hotel Osman
2001 · Ahmet
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4.7 A Goddamn Job
2001 · Ex-Gott
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7.4 The Experiment
2001 · Cab Driver (voice)
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5.8 Denk ich an Deutschland - Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren
2001 · Himself
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7.2 In July
2000 · Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
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6.3
Der Letzte Flug
1999
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7.0 Black Souls
1999 · Tony
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6.7 Short Sharp Shock
1998 · Nejo
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5.8 Back in Trouble
1997 · Kebab-Fatih
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5.0 Getürkt
1997
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10.0 Trickser
1997
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8.0
Sensin – Du bist es
1995
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7.2 Amrum
2025
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6.9 The Golden Glove
2019
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6.9 In the Fade
2017
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5.9 The Cut
2014
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6.9 Soul Kitchen
2009
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5.8 Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009
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6.0 New York, I Love You
2008
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6.3 Chiko
2008
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5.3 Visions of Europe
2004
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6.6 Kebab Connection
2004
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7.5 Head-On
2004
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5.3 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019
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6.7 Goodbye Berlin
2016
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7.2 The Edge of Heaven
2007
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7.1 Takva: A Man's Fear of God
2006
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7.3 Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2005
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7.0 Solino
2002
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Ghost Song
2026
Series and TV shows
2 titles
6.2
6.1
People data: TMDb.
Cast
