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New York, I Love You (2009) -- New York, I Love You Trailer - A collaboration of storytelling from some of today's most imaginative filmmakers and creative actors who together create a kaleidoscope of the spontaneous, surprising, electrifying human connections that pump the city's heartbeat.
Auf der anderen Seite (2007) -- A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.
Gegen die Wand (2004) -- Open-ended Trailer from Strand Releasing
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005) -- Open-ended Trailer from Strand Releasing
1 1/2 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde (2008) -- Sinematurk - Trailer (Flash)

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Mini Biography:

Fatih Akin was born in 1973 in Hamburg of Turkish parentage. He began... more

Trivia:

His wife Monique gave birth to their first child, a son (2 September 2005). more

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Awards:

27 wins & 19 nominations more


Filmography

Actor:
  1. Hirsiz var! (2005) .... Lokman
    ... aka Robbery Alla Turca (International: English title)
    ... aka Diebstahl alla turca (Germany) [de]
  2. Ein krasser Deal (2004) (TV) .... Türsteher
    ... aka Ein krasser Deal - Die Traumtänzer (Germany: DVD title)
  3. Planet der Kannibalen (2001) .... Mr. Dark
    ... aka Planet of the Cannibals (Australia: literal English title)
  4. Das Experiment (2001) (voice) .... Taxifahrer/Taxi Driver - Die Stimmen/The Voices
    ... aka The Experiment (International: English title) (USA)
    ... aka El experimento (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka A Experiência (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka L'expérience (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka Эксперимент (Russia) [ru]
    ... aka A kísérlet (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Deney (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Eksperimentet (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Eksperimentet (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Eksperyment (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Es (Japan) [ja]
    ... aka Experiment - Ihmiskoe (Finland: TV title) [fi]
    ... aka Experimentet (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka L'expériment (Canada: French title: DVD title) [fr]
    ... aka O Experimento (Brazil: festival title) [pt]
    ... aka The Experiment (Italy) [it]
    ... aka To peirama (Greece) [el]
  5. Die Liebenden vom Hotel von Osman (2001)
  6. Im Juli. (2000) .... Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
    ... aka In July (International: English title)
    ... aka Julie en juillet (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka En julio (Colombia) [es]
    ... aka Heinäkuussa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka I ioulia ton Avgousto (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Im Juli (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Temmuz'da (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Ton Ioulio (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka W lipcu (Poland) [pl]

  7. Kismet (1999/I) .... Tony
    ... aka Black Souls (Germany: video title)
  8. Der letzte Flug (1999) .... Raffi
    ... aka The Last Flight (International: English title)
  9. Kurz und schmerzlos (1998) .... Nejo
    ... aka Short Sharp Shock (USA)
    ... aka Akariaio htypima (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Corto y con filo (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Kisa ve acisiz (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Krátce a bezbolestne (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka L'engrenage (France) [fr]
    ... aka Vathia kofta anthropina (Greece) [el]
  10. "Einsatz Hamburg Süd" .... Feroz (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Rikospiiri Hampuri E (Finland) [fi]
        - Der Zeuge (1997) TV episode .... Feroz
  11. Back in Trouble (1997) .... Kebab-Fatih
    ... aka Pulassa taas (Finland: TV title) [fi]
  12. Trickser (1997) (TV)
  13. Getürkt (1996)
    ... aka Weed
  14. Sensin - Du bist es! (1995)
    ... aka Sensin... You're the One!
  15. "Doppelter Einsatz" .... Erdal (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Dvojí nasazení (Czech Republic) [cs]
        - Falsche Freunde (1994) TV episode .... Erdal
Director:
  1. Garbage in the Garden of Eden (2009) (post-production)

  2. Soul Kitchen (2009)
  3. Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (2009) (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")
    ... aka Deutschland 09 (Germany: short title)
    ... aka Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (Europe: English title: festival title)
  4. New York, I Love You (2009)
    ... aka New York, je t'aime (France: literal title)
    ... aka Nea Yorki, s' agapo (Greece) [el]
    ... aka New York, I Love You (Portugal) [pt]
  5. Auf der anderen Seite (2007)
    ... aka The Edge of Heaven (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Ai confini del paradiso (Italy)
    ... aka On the Other Side (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Yasamin kiyisinda (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Al otro lado (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Do Outro Lado (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka A másik oldalon (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka De l'autre côté (France: festival title) [fr]
    ... aka I akri tou ouranou (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Na ivici raja (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Na krawedzi nieba (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka På himlens kant (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Taeva äärel (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Taivaan reunalla (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Vid himlens utkant (Sweden) [sv]
  6. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
    ... aka Istanbul hatirasi - Köprüyü geçmek (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Atravessando a Ponte - O Som de Istambul (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Crossing the bridge - Istanbulin äänet (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka O ihos tis polis (Greece) [el]
  7. Visions of Europe (2004) (segment "Die alten bösen Lieder")
    ... aka Eurooppalaisia visioita (Finland)
    ... aka Europäische Visionen (Germany)
    ... aka Europeiska visioner (Finland: Swedish title)
    ... aka Vizije Evrope (Slovenia)
    ... aka Wizje Europy (Poland)
    ... aka Visões da Europa (Brazil: festival title) [pt]
  8. Gegen die Wand (2004)
    ... aka Head-On (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Duvara karsi (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Contra la pared (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Mot väggen (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Contra a Parede (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Cu capul înainte (Romania) [ro]
    ... aka De plein fouet (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Glavom kroz zid (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Glowa w mur (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka La sposa turca (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Mazi, pote! (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Michigu shipeun dae (South Korea) [ko]
    ... aka Mod muren (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Suoraan seinään (Finland) [fi]
  9. Solino (2002)
    ... aka Solino (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Solino (Greece: festival title) [el]
  10. Denk ich an Deutschland - Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren (2001)
  11. Im Juli. (2000)
    ... aka In July (International: English title)
    ... aka Julie en juillet (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka En julio (Colombia) [es]
    ... aka Heinäkuussa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka I ioulia ton Avgousto (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Im Juli (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Temmuz'da (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Ton Ioulio (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka W lipcu (Poland) [pl]

  12. Kurz und schmerzlos (1998)
    ... aka Short Sharp Shock (USA)
    ... aka Akariaio htypima (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Corto y con filo (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Kisa ve acisiz (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Krátce a bezbolestne (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka L'engrenage (France) [fr]
    ... aka Vathia kofta anthropina (Greece) [el]
  13. Getürkt (1996)
    ... aka Weed
  14. Sensin - Du bist es! (1995)
    ... aka Sensin... You're the One!
Writer:
  1. Soul Kitchen (2009) (screenplay)
  2. Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (2009) (writer) (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")
    ... aka Deutschland 09 (Germany: short title)
    ... aka Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (Europe: English title: festival title)
  3. New York, I Love You (2009) (writer)
    ... aka New York, je t'aime (France: literal title)
    ... aka Nea Yorki, s' agapo (Greece) [el]
    ... aka New York, I Love You (Portugal) [pt]
  4. Auf der anderen Seite (2007) (writer)
    ... aka The Edge of Heaven (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Ai confini del paradiso (Italy)
    ... aka On the Other Side (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Yasamin kiyisinda (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Al otro lado (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Do Outro Lado (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka A másik oldalon (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka De l'autre côté (France: festival title) [fr]
    ... aka I akri tou ouranou (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Na ivici raja (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Na krawedzi nieba (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka På himlens kant (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Taeva äärel (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Taivaan reunalla (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Vid himlens utkant (Sweden) [sv]
  5. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005) (writer)
    ... aka Istanbul hatirasi - Köprüyü geçmek (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Atravessando a Ponte - O Som de Istambul (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Crossing the bridge - Istanbulin äänet (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka O ihos tis polis (Greece) [el]
  6. Kebab Connection (2004) (writer)
  7. Visions of Europe (2004) (segment "Die alten bösen Lieder")
    ... aka Eurooppalaisia visioita (Finland)
    ... aka Europäische Visionen (Germany)
    ... aka Europeiska visioner (Finland: Swedish title)
    ... aka Vizije Evrope (Slovenia)
    ... aka Wizje Europy (Poland)
    ... aka Visões da Europa (Brazil: festival title) [pt]
  8. Gegen die Wand (2004) (book)
    ... aka Head-On (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Duvara karsi (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Contra la pared (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Mot väggen (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Contra a Parede (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Cu capul înainte (Romania) [ro]
    ... aka De plein fouet (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Glavom kroz zid (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Glowa w mur (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka La sposa turca (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Mazi, pote! (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Michigu shipeun dae (South Korea) [ko]
    ... aka Mod muren (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Suoraan seinään (Finland) [fi]
  9. Im Juli. (2000) (writer)
    ... aka In July (International: English title)
    ... aka Julie en juillet (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
    ... aka En julio (Colombia) [es]
    ... aka Heinäkuussa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka I ioulia ton Avgousto (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Im Juli (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Temmuz'da (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Ton Ioulio (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka W lipcu (Poland) [pl]

  10. Kurz und schmerzlos (1998) (writer)
    ... aka Short Sharp Shock (USA)
    ... aka Akariaio htypima (Greece: festival title) [el]
    ... aka Corto y con filo (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Kisa ve acisiz (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Krátce a bezbolestne (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka L'engrenage (France) [fr]
    ... aka Vathia kofta anthropina (Greece) [el]
  11. Getürkt (1996) (writer)
    ... aka Weed
  12. Sensin - Du bist es! (1995) (writer)
    ... aka Sensin... You're the One!
Producer:
  1. Garbage in the Garden of Eden (2009) (post-production) (producer)
  2. Mamarosh (2009) (post-production) (producer)

  3. Min dît (2009) (co-producer)
    ... aka The Children of Diyarbakir (International: English title)
    ... aka Ta paidia tou Diyarbakir (Greece: festival title) [el]
  4. Soul Kitchen (2009) (producer)
  5. Chiko (2008) (producer)
    ... aka Chiko (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Chiko (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Chiko, o anypotaktos (Greece) [el]
  6. Auf der anderen Seite (2007) (producer)
    ... aka The Edge of Heaven (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Ai confini del paradiso (Italy)
    ... aka On the Other Side (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Yasamin kiyisinda (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Al otro lado (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Do Outro Lado (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka A másik oldalon (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka De l'autre côté (France: festival title) [fr]
    ... aka I akri tou ouranou (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Na ivici raja (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Na krawedzi nieba (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka På himlens kant (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Taeva äärel (Estonia) [et]
    ... aka Taivaan reunalla (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Vid himlens utkant (Sweden) [sv]
  7. Takva (2006) (co-producer)
    ... aka Takva - Gottesfurcht (Germany)
    ... aka Takva: A Man's Fear of God (International: English title)
    ... aka Takva: Strah od Boga (Croatia) [hr]
    ... aka Takva: Un hombre temeroso de Dios (Argentina: festival title) [es]
  8. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005) (producer)
    ... aka Istanbul hatirasi - Köprüyü geçmek (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Atravessando a Ponte - O Som de Istambul (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Crossing the bridge - Istanbulin äänet (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka O ihos tis polis (Greece) [el]
  9. Visions of Europe (2004) (producer) (segment "Die alten bösen Lieder")
    ... aka Eurooppalaisia visioita (Finland)
    ... aka Europäische Visionen (Germany)
    ... aka Europeiska visioner (Finland: Swedish title)
    ... aka Vizije Evrope (Slovenia)
    ... aka Wizje Europy (Poland)
    ... aka Visões da Europa (Brazil: festival title) [pt]
  10. Gegen die Wand (2004) (co-producer)
    ... aka Head-On (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Duvara karsi (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Contra la pared (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Mot väggen (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Contra a Parede (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Cu capul înainte (Romania) [ro]
    ... aka De plein fouet (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Glavom kroz zid (Serbia) [sr]
    ... aka Glowa w mur (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka La sposa turca (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Mazi, pote! (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Michigu shipeun dae (South Korea) [ko]
    ... aka Mod muren (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Suoraan seinään (Finland) [fi]
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Djangos Erben (2008) (TV) (creative consultant)
    ... aka Nous, les enfants de Django (France) [fr]
  2. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005) (translator)
    ... aka Istanbul hatirasi - Köprüyü geçmek (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Atravessando a Ponte - O Som de Istambul (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Crossing the bridge - Istanbulin äänet (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka O ihos tis polis (Greece) [el]
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005) (camera operator: second unit)
    ... aka Istanbul hatirasi - Köprüyü geçmek (Turkey: Turkish title)
    ... aka Atravessando a Ponte - O Som de Istambul (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Crossing the bridge - Istanbulin äänet (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka O ihos tis polis (Greece) [el]
Thanks:
  1. Vineta (2006) (thanks)
Self:
  1. "DAS!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode dated 18 June 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. The 2007 European Film Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Mein Leben" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Ma vie (France) [fr]
        - Fatih Akin (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Fatih Akin - Tagebuch eines Filmreisenden (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  5. "NDR Talk Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
    ... aka NDR Talk Show Classics (West Germany: repeat compilations title)
        - Episode dated 21 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.507 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Metropolis" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Cannes 2007 - Special (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Durch die Nacht mit..." .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
    ... aka Au coeur de la nuit (France)
    ... aka Into the Night with... (International: English title)
        - Moritz Bleibtreu und Oliver Pocher (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Fatih Akin und Thea Dorn (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "TV total" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 7 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The 2004 European Film Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "Nachtstudio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Die Döner-Connection - Deutsch-Türken stürmen den Kulturbetrieb (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Wa(h)re Liebe" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 4 March 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Menschen bei Maischberger" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 24 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "Fremde Kinder" (1 episode, 2004)
        - Der Schuhputzer (2004) TV episode (voice)
  14. Denk ich an Deutschland - Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren (2001) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.3 (2005) TV episode .... Himself


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