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Fatih Akin

August 25, 1973 • 51 y.o.

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Writer Writer
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Place of Birth	Hamburg, Germany
Citizenship	Germany
Career	1994 — ...
Genres	Drama, Comedy, Crime
Zodiac sign	virgo
Family	brother/sister: Cem Akin marriage: married: 2004 kids: 2 Monique Akin

Akin was born in Hamburg to Turkish parents. He has one brother, Cem Akin, who works as an actor. He attended the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg to study visual communications and graduated in 2000.

Akin has been married to German-Mexican actress Monique Obermüller since 2004. The couple live in Hamburg-Altona, close to where he was raised. They have two children.

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Title Ratings: 6.85

Drama 33%
Comedy 15%
Crime 10%
Thriller 8%
Romance 8%

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Director — 23

Documentary, Biography
Germany • Fatih Akin

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2025

Drama, History
Germany • Fatih Akin

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2022

Rheingold, 2022

Biography, Crime, Drama, 2 hr 18 min
Germany, Italy, Netherlands • Fatih Akin

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6.8
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2019

Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 3 min
United States • Andrew Ahn...

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5.4
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Der goldene Handschuh, 2019

Crime, Thriller, Drama, 1 hr 50 min
Germany, France • Fatih Akin

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6.5
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6.7
Critics: 54%

2017

Aus dem Nichts, 2017

Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 46 min
Germany, France • Fatih Akin

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6.7
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7.1
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2016

Tschick, 2016

Comedy, Drama, Family, 1 hr 33 min
Germany, France • Fatih Akin

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6.9
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2014

Drama, History, 2 hr 19 min
Germany, France, Italy • Fatih Akin

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6.3
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2012

Müll im Garten Eden, 2012

Documentary, 1 hr 38 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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2009

Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 39 min
Germany, France, Italy • Fatih Akin

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7.2
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Deutschland 09 – 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation, 2009 — (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")

Drama, 2 hr 31 min
Germany • Fatih Akin...

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2008

2008 — (segment "Fatih Akin")

Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 43 min
United States, Bahrain • Fatih Akin...

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6.2
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2007

Short, Documentary, 2 min
Türkiye • Fatih Akin

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Auf der anderen Seite, 2007

Drama, 2 hr 2 min
Germany, Türkiye, Italy • Fatih Akin

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7.7
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2005

Documentary, History, Music, 1 hr 30 min
Türkiye, Germany • Fatih Akin

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7.8
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2004

2004 — (segment "The Evil Old Songs")

Comedy, Drama, 2 hr 20 min
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus • Fatih Akin...

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2003

Gegen die Wand, 2003

Drama, Romance, 2 hr 1 min
Germany, Türkiye • Fatih Akin

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2003

Documentary, 1 hour
Germany • Fatih Akin

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2002

Drama, Comedy, 2 hr 4 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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2000

Im Juli, 2000

Adventure, Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 39 min
Germany, Türkiye, Hungary • Fatih Akin

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7.6
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1998

Kurz und schmerzlos, 1998

Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 39 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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1996

Short, Comedy, 12 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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1995

Sensin – Du bist es!, 1995

Short, Comedy, Romance, 11 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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Actor — 19

2005

Hirsiz Var!, 2005 — Lokman

Adventure, Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 36 min
Türkiye • Oguzhan Tercan

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2004

2004 — Türsteher

Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 32 min
Germany • Christina Fürneisen...

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2001

2001 — Ahmet

Short, Comedy, 15 min
Germany • Idil Üner

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2001 — Mr. Dark

Sci-Fi, Crime, Comedy, 1 hr 31 min
Germany • Hans-Christoph Blumenberg

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Ein göttlicher Job, 2001 — Ex Gott

Comedy, Fantasy, 1 hr 23 min
Germany • Thorsten Wettcke

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2000

Das Experiment, 2000 — Taxifahrer, voice

Drama, Thriller, 2 hours
Germany • Oliver Hirschbiegel

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Im Juli, 2000 — Rumänischer Grenzbeamter

Adventure, Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 39 min
Germany, Türkiye, Hungary • Fatih Akin

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7.6
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1999

1999 — Tony

Thriller, 1 hr 40 min
Germany • Andreas Thiel

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Der letzte Flug, 1999 — Raffi

Short, Drama, 11 min
Germany • Jo Hellmuth...

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1998

Kurz und schmerzlos, 1998 — Nejo

Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 39 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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1997

Crime, Romance, Thriller, 1 hr 28 min
Germany • Oliver Hirschbiegel

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1997 — Kebab-Fatih

Comedy, Action, Crime, 1 hr 35 min
Germany, Luxembourg • Andy Bausch

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1997 — 1999 — Feroz

48 min
Germany • Christian Görlitz...

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1996

1996 — Musa

Short, Comedy, 12 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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1996 — 1999 — Bekir

Action, Crime, 45 min
Germany • Monika Zinnenberg...

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1995

Sensin – Du bist es!, 1995

Short, Comedy, Romance, 11 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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1994

1994 — 2007 — Erdal

Crime, Drama, 1 hr 30 min
Germany • Peter Keglevic...

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1993

1993 — 2012

Documentary, 30 min
Germany • Andreas Voigt...

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1993 — 2000 — Mehmet Gürsel

Drama, 1 hr 14 min
Germany • Rainer Klingenfuss...

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Writer — 17

2025

Drama, History
Germany • Fatih Akin

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2022

Rheingold, 2022

Biography, Crime, Drama, 2 hr 18 min
Germany, Italy, Netherlands • Fatih Akin

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6.8
Critics: 55%

2019

Der goldene Handschuh, 2019

Crime, Thriller, Drama, 1 hr 50 min
Germany, France • Fatih Akin

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6.7
Critics: 54%

2017

Aus dem Nichts, 2017 — (written for screen by)

Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 46 min
Germany, France • Fatih Akin

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7.1
Critics: 75%

2016

Tschick, 2016 — (screenplay co-writer)

Comedy, Drama, Family, 1 hr 33 min
Germany, France • Fatih Akin

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6.9
Critics: 67%

2014

Drama, History, 2 hr 19 min
Germany, France, Italy • Fatih Akin

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6.3
Critics: 58%

2009

Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 39 min
Germany, France, Italy • Fatih Akin

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7.2
Critics: 73%

Deutschland 09 – 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation, 2009 — (segment) (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")

Drama, 2 hr 31 min
Germany • Fatih Akin...

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2008

2008 — (segment) (segment "Fatih Akin")

Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 43 min
United States, Bahrain • Fatih Akin...

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6.2
Critics: 37%

2007

Auf der anderen Seite, 2007

Drama, 2 hr 2 min
Germany, Türkiye, Italy • Fatih Akin

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7.3
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7.7
Critics: 90%

2005

Documentary, History, Music, 1 hr 30 min
Türkiye, Germany • Fatih Akin

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7.8
Critics: 89%

2004

Action, Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 36 min
Germany • Anno Saul

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2004 — (screenwriter: segment "Germany: The Evil Old Songs")

Comedy, Drama, 2 hr 20 min
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus • Fatih Akin...

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2000

Im Juli, 2000

Adventure, Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 39 min
Germany, Türkiye, Hungary • Fatih Akin

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7.6
Critics: 89%

1998

Kurz und schmerzlos, 1998

Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 39 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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1996

Short, Comedy, 12 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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1995

Sensin – Du bist es!, 1995

Short, Comedy, Romance, 11 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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Producer — 20

Documentary, Biography
Germany • Fatih Akin

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2022

Rheingold, 2022

Biography, Crime, Drama, 2 hr 18 min
Germany, Italy, Netherlands • Fatih Akin

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6.8
Critics: 55%

2021

Seperti dendam, rindu harus dibayar tuntas, 2021 — co-producer

Action, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 54 min
Indonesia, Singapore, Germany • Edwin

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6.8
Critics: 80%

2019

Der goldene Handschuh, 2019

Crime, Thriller, Drama, 1 hr 50 min
Germany, France • Fatih Akin

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6.7
Critics: 54%

2017

Aus dem Nichts, 2017

Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 46 min
Germany, France • Fatih Akin

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7.1
Critics: 75%

2014

Drama, History, 2 hr 19 min
Germany, France, Italy • Fatih Akin

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6.3
Critics: 58%

2013

Mamaros, 2013

Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 46 min
Serbia, Germany, Hungary • Momcilo Mrdakovic

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2012

2012 — associate producer

Comedy, Music, 1 hr 35 min
Germany • Lars Jessen...

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Müll im Garten Eden, 2012

Documentary, 1 hr 38 min
Germany • Fatih Akin

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2011

2011 — executive producer

Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 50 min
Germany • Guo Xiaolu

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2011

Comedy, Music, 1 hr 27 min
Germany • Özgür Yildirim

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Adini Feriha Koydum, 2011 — 2012

Drama, Romance, 1 hr 40 min
Türkiye • Baris Yös...

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2009

Min Dît, 2009 — co-producer

Drama, 1 hr 42 min
Germany, Türkiye • Miraz Bezar

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2009

Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 39 min
Germany, France, Italy • Fatih Akin

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7.2
Critics: 73%

2007

Crime, Drama, 1 hr 32 min
Germany, Italy • Özgür Yildirim

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6.8
Critics: 63%

Auf der anderen Seite, 2007

Drama, 2 hr 2 min
Germany, Türkiye, Italy • Fatih Akin

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7.7
Critics: 90%

2006

Takva, 2006 — co-producer

Drama, 1 hr 36 min
Türkiye, Germany • Özer Kiziltan

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7.4
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2005

Documentary, History, Music, 1 hr 30 min
Türkiye, Germany • Fatih Akin

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7.8
Critics: 89%

2004

2004 — (segment "Die alten bösen Lieder")

Comedy, Drama, 2 hr 20 min
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus • Fatih Akin...

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2003

Gegen die Wand, 2003 — co-producer

Drama, Romance, 2 hr 1 min
Germany, Türkiye • Fatih Akin

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7.4
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7.9
Critics: 91%

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Gegen die Wand, 2003 — (book)

Drama, Romance, 2 hr 1 min
Germany, Türkiye • Fatih Akin

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Fatih Akin

August 25, 1973 • 51 y.o.

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