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Fatih Akin

Highest Rated: 91% Head-On (2004)

Lowest Rated: 37% New York, I Love You (2009)

Birthday: Aug 25, 1973

Birthplace: Hamburg, West Germany

Fatih Akin, the German-born son of Turkish immigrants, wrote and directed his first film, "Short Sharp Shock," in 1998 and won immediate acclaim for his sympathetic portrayal of ethnic German youth struggling to find their identities. Akin, who has made the issue of Turkish culture and values a recurring theme in his work, found major international success with his 2004 film, "Head-On," which chronicles the life of a Turkish man who gives up on life after the death of his wife. The following year he directed the Turkish music documentary "Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul," which featured interviews and performances from many actors and musicians. The well-received documentary was narrated by "Head-On" composer Alexander Hacke, a member of the groundbreaking experimental music group Einstürzende Neubauten. Akin 's 2007 drama, "The Edge of Heaven," garnered international accolades for its powerful story of a man who travels to Istanbul to find a long-lost love, and was also selected (but not accepted) as Germany's Oscar entry that year. A few years later, Akin contributed a segment to "New York, I Love You," an anthology film set in New York City, and directed a short film for the German docu-series "Deutschland 09-13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation."

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91% 93% Head-On
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90% 89% The Edge of Heaven
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89% 87% Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
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89% 89% In July
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73% 74% Soul Kitchen
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67% 70% Goodbye Berlin
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63% 51% Chiko
Watchlist 58% 67% The Cut Watchlist
55% 73% Rhinegold
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Fatih Akin Fatih Akin 09 February 2019, Berlin: 69th Berlinale: Fatih Akin, director, at the Photocall of the film "The Golden Glove". The film is shown at the International Film Festival in the category "Competition". Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa | usage worldwide (116752100) Fatih Akin at arrivals for IN THE FADE Premiere, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY December 4, 2017. Photo By: RCF/Everett Collection Fatih Akin at arrivals for IN THE FADE Premiere, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY December 4, 2017. Photo By: RCF/Everett Collection HEAD-ON, (aka GEGEN DIE WAND), director Fatih Akin, 2004. ©Strand Releasing CROSSING THE BRIDGE: THE SOUND OF ISTANBUL, director Fatih Akin, on location in Istanbul, 2005. ©Bavaria Film International CROSSING THE BRIDGE: THE SOUND OF ISTANBUL, cinematographer Herve Dieu, director Fatih Akin, waiter of the Buyuk Londra Oteli, musician Alexander Hacke, camera assistant Lothar Niehaus, sound recorder Johannes Grehl, on location in Istanbul, 2005. ©Bavaria SOUL KITCHEN, Dorka Gryllus (seated far left), Adam Bousdoukos (on floor), director Fatih Akin (top), on set, 2009. ©Pandora THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, (aka AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE), director Fatih Akin, on set, 2007. ©The Match Factory View more photos

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Rhinegold 55% 73% 2022 Director, Writer, Producer The Golden Glove 54% 72% 2019 Director, Writer, Producer In the Fade 75% 71% 2017 Director, Screenwriter, Producer Goodbye Berlin 67% 70% 2016 Director The Cut 58% 67% 2014 Director, Screenwriter, Producer Mamarosh 2013 Producer Polluting Paradise 33% 2012 Director, Producer Soul Kitchen 73% 74% 2009 Director, Screenwriter, Producer New York, I Love You 37% 37% 2009 Director Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation 2009 Director, Screenwriter Chiko 63% 51% 2008 Producer The Edge of Heaven 90% 89% 2007 Director, Writer, Producer Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul 89% 87% 2005 Director, Writer, Producer Kebab Connection 73% 2004 Writer Head-On 91% 93% 2004 Director, Writer, Co-Producer Visions of Europe 58% 2004 Director Solino 88% 2003 Director In July 89% 89% 2000 Director, Writer Kismet 1999 Tony Actor Short Sharp Shock 77% 1998 Director, Writer Back in Trouble 1997 Kebab-Fatih Actor
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