Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin is in the mood for epic adventure and history, courageously focusing on the Armenian genocide. This imposing and affecting quest of one man gives us a chance to contemplate: how far would we go to be reunited with our loved ones? — Mardin, 1915. A young blacksmith is violently separated from his family. Years later, having survived the genocide, he discovers that his daughters are still alive, and his life's mission becomes to find them again. He travels from the deserts of Mesopotamia to Havana and the pastures of North Dakota. During his journey, he will experience people’s capacity for kindness, but also disdain and brutality. — Official Selection | Venice Film Festival | 2014 Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award | Special Mention | Venice Film Festival | 2014 Audience Award | Sofia International Film Festival | 2015

A quest that leads to the unravelling οf secrets and revelations in a political and personal odyssey directed by Fatih Akin in one of the most powerful films of his career. A social tragedy in three acts that won the Lux Prize and two awards at Cannes. — Nejat does not approve of his widowed father, Ali’s decision to move in with his prostitute girlfriend, Yeter. He starts to warm up to her, however, when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey to help put her daughter through school. Yeter’s sudden death drives father and son apart. Nejat travels to Istanbul to look for Yeter’s daughter, Ayten. Political activist Ayten, however, is already in Germany to escape the Turkish police. — Best Screenplay | Cannes Film Festival | 2007 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Cannes Film Festival | 2007 LUX Prize | European Audience Awards | 2007 Nominated for Best Foreign Film | César Awards | 2008

Fatih Akin's films have always fascinated Greek audiences. This wonderful road movie is a cheerful and touching tribute to the irreverence, imagination and resilience of youth and to the teenage friendship that can literally save lives. — While his mother is in a detox clinic and his father on a "business" trip with his secretary, a 14-year-old boy spends his summer bored and alone in his family's mansion. When another marginalized boy appears in his life, they quickly become friends. They steal a car and go on a road trip away from Berlin. A crazy adventure begins, during which the two teens will see things with new eyes, face challenges and experience a summer they will never forget.

After the success of “In the Fade”, Fatih Akin is inspired by the true story of a notorious German serial killer and returns with the most daring and controversial film of his career. Not for the faint of heart. — Hamburg, 1970’s. At first glance, Fritz “Fite” Honka is a pathetic loser like so many around him. The man with the disfigured face spends his nights getting drunk at “The Golden Glove” pub chasing lonely women for a bit of company. None of the other regulars can suspect that the, seemingly harmless, Fite is actually a monster… — Official Selection | Berlin International Film Festival | 2019

The resourceful spirit of the Greek immigrant in Germany magically mixes with soul music in an inventive and, often, hilarious escapist film by Fatih Akin, in the funniest and most optimistic moment of his career. — Zinos is a restaurant owner in Hamburg who can’t seem to catch a break: he’s hurt his back and can’t move, his old clients are abandoning him, and his girlfriend, Nadine, has left him to get a job in Shanghai. Fueled by desperation, he revamps the restaurant to bring in new crowds and does not hesitate to go to China to find Nadine. Except, in order to leave, he has to place the business in the hands of his brother, a choice that may be a recipe for disaster. — Official Selection | Venice Film Festival | 2009 Special Jury Prize | Venice Film Festival | 2009 Young Cinema Award Best Film | Venice Film Festival | 2009 Art Cinema Award | Hamburg Film Festival | 2009

In this hard-hitting, fiercely anti-Nazi film by Fatih Akin, Diane Kruger stars (and wins big at Cannes) as a woman who loses everything, is betrayed by the system and decides to take revenge. Akin also casts, in a surprising role, the acclaimed director Yannis Economides! — A woman's life collapses when her Kurdish-born husband and their young son are killed in a bombing. With the help of friends and relatives, she barely manages to endure, but the search for the culprits and the motives behind the tragedy keeps her up at night. Her husband's lawyer and best friend represents her in the trial against two suspects: a young couple in neo-Nazi circles. The court's ruling will drive her over the edge. — Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2017 Best Actress (Diane Kruger) | Cannes Film Festival | 2017 Best Foreign Language Picture | Golden Globes | | 2018

One of the most significant European films of the 2000s, rightfully earning the prestigious Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, it propelled the career of the then-young Fatih Akin. Because "you can end your life without committing suicide. By starting a new one. — Kahit and Sibel, Germans of Turkish descent, enter into a marriage of convenience, allowing young Sibel to escape the strict constraints of her conservative family. The "couple" shares the same apartment but nothing more, as Sibel maintains her independent sexual life. Initially accepting, they soon find themselves consumed by a jealous form of love, leading to extremes. — Golden Bear | Berlin Film Festival | 2004 FIPRESCI Prize | Berlin Film Festival | 2004 Best European Film | European Film Awards | 2004 Best Director | European Film Awards | 2004