Watch movies directed by Fatih Akın

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over the past thirty years. The participating filmmakers have each created a short film for the project, all shot on iPhones.

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6.5

2019 Comedy 63 min Play

7.1

The Golden Glove

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

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7.1

2019 Crime 110 min Play

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In the Fade

Katja's life collapses after a senseless act impacts her. After a time of mourning and injustice, she seeks revenge.

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7

2017 Crime 106 min Play

6.7

Goodbye Berlin

While his mother is in rehab and his father is on a 'business trip' with his assistant, 14-year-old outsider Maik is spending the summer holidays bored and alone at his parents' villa, when rebellious teenager Tschick appears. Tschick, a Russian immigrant and an outcast, steals a car and decides to set off on a journey away from Berlin with Maik tagging along for the ride. So begins a wild adventure where the two experience the trip of a lifetime and share a summer that they will never forget.

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6.7

2016 Comedy 93 min Play

5.7

Polluting Paradise

Villagers in Turkey's Black Sea village of Camburnu struggle with the government's decision to turn their community into a garbage dump.

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5.7

2012 Documentary 85 min Play

5.7

Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

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5.7

2009 Drama 152 min Play

6.9

Soul Kitchen

SOUL KITCHEN centers on a likable but hopelessly disorganized restauranteur, Zinos, whose cafe is second home to a motley crew of lovable eccentrics. When his girlfriend Nadine up and moves to Shanghai, a love-sick Zinos decides to fly after her, leaving his restaurant in the hands of his unreliable ex-con brother Illias. Both decisions turn out disastrous: Illias gambles away the restaurant to a shady real estate agent, and Zinos finds Nadine with a new lover. If the brothers can stop ...

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6.9

2009 Comedy 99 min Play

5.9

New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.

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5.9

2008 Comedy 103 min Play

7.3

The Edge of Heaven

Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. But he grows fond of her when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter's university studies. Yeter's sudden death distances father and son. Nejat travels to Istanbul to search for Yeter's daughter Ayten. Political activist Ayten has fled the Turkish police and is already in Germany. She is befriended by a young woman, Lotte, who invites rebellious Ayten to stay in ...

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7.3

2007 Drama 122 min Play

7.4

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop.

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7.4

2005 Documentary 90 min Play

4.9

Visions of Europe

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

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4.9

2004 Comedy 140 min Play

7.1

Solino

The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), will call Solino, leaving his sons Gigi and Giancarlo to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the escape of the boys from family.

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7.1

2002 Comedy 120 min Play

7.4

In July

Can Daniel follow the sun from Hamburg to the Bosporus by Friday to meet his love?

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7.4

2000 Adventure 96 min Play

6.6

Short Sharp Shock

Three friends get caught in a life of major crime.

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6.6

1998 Drama 93 min Play