Search: Directed by Fatih Akin

Crossing The Bridge: The Sound Of Istanbul (2005)

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A superb and impassioned documentary.

Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5

The diverse and surprising scope of modern Turkish music sympathetically explored.
The Edge Of Heaven (2007)

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Akin’s screenplay is intricate and original, and his story is ultimately an affirmation of the strength of personal bonds over the political.

Val Kermode · 3.5 out of 5

A young man of Turkish descent travels to the old country to look for the missing daughter of his father's girlfriend.
Goodbye Berlin (2016)

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The scrappy nature of their adventures would be better suited to a short TV series.

Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5

Two German teenagers steak a Lada and go on a roadtrip.
Head-On (2004)

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Sibel Kekilli gives a great performance as a young woman, driven to despise herself, whose only release is in one-night stands.

Symon Parsons · 4 out of 5

Love and anguish amongst Turkish immigrants in Germany.
In July (2000)

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Not an essential film by any means, but possibly a welcome distraction from more self-consciously serious fare.

Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5

Quirky German romantic comedy road movie that should raise a few smiles.
In The Fade (2017)

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Akin asks us to shift our perceptions of terrorist attacks in deliberately provocative ways, constantly flipping what we think we know and what we expect to see right up until the film's haunting final image.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5

Revenge thriller set in the aftermath of a bombing.