Fatih Akin is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker’s whose latest film, the World War II drama Amrum, starring Diane Kruger, is in theaters now through Kino Lorber. Among his many notable films as writer-director are his 2004 film Head-On, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival; The Edge of Heaven (2007), which won Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival, followed by the European Film Award; Soul Kitchen (2009), which won the Special Jury Prize in competition at Venice; In the Fade (2017), starring Diane Kruger, which won numerous awards, including Best Actress (Diane Kruger) in Cannes and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. (Photo by Gordon Timpen, © 2025 bombero international GmbH & Co. KG / Rialto Film GmbH / Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH.)
