Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin born 25 August 1973 is a German film director, screenwriter and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film Head-On (2004), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film The Edge of Heaven (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his film In the Fade (2017). 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.[4] They have two children. Akin made his debut as director of a full-length film as early as 1998 with Short Sharp Shock (Kurz und schmerzlos), which brought him the "Bronze Leopard" award at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and the "Pierrot", the Bavarian Film Award for Best New Director in Munich the same year. Since then he has directed feature films such as In July (Im Juli) in 2000, We forgot to go back (Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren) in 2001 and Solino' in 2002. His fourth film, Head-On (Gegen die Wand), starring Sibel Kekilli, was a major success in 2004 and received several prizes, among them the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival and the "Best Film" and the "Audience Award" at the 2004 European Film Awards. In 2005, he directed a documentary about the Istanbul music scene, Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, which includes musicians such as Ceza, Sezen Aksu, Aynur Doğan and Brenna MacCrimmon. It is narrated by a member of a German experimental band Einstürzende Neubauten, Alexander Hacke, who also produced music for Head-On. In 2007, Akin's The Edge of Heaven, a German-Turkish cross-cultural tale of loss, mourning and forgiveness, won the prize for Best Screenplay at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007. On 24 October 2007 the same film was awarded the first edition of the LUX prize for European cinema by the European Parliament. About the comedy Soul Kitchen (2009) he has said he chose this more light-hearted film because he needed a break after making the "tough" films Head-On and The Edge of Heaven before making his next planned film The Devil. "But", he says, "now I feel ready to finish the trilogy". In 2012, his documentary film Polluting Paradise was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. His 2014 film The Cut was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. In 2017, Akin's film In the Fade was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes that year, Diane Kruger won the Best Actress award. The film was subsequently selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. In the Fade won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.

  • Title: Fatih Akin
  • Popularity: 4.259
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1973-08-25
  • Place of Birth: Hamburg, Deutschland
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  • Also Known As: Фатіх Акін, 파티 아킨, 파티흐 아킨
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Fatih Akin Movies

  • 2001
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    The Experiment

    The Experiment

    7.397 2001 HD

    20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in...

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  • 2001
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    A Goddamn Job

    A Goddamn Job

    6 2001 HD

    After 1000 years of being God, Jonathan finally wants to get rid of the arduous job and not only has to answer to the tough goddess of the universe...

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  • 2000
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    In July

    In July

    7.3 2000 HD

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

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  • 1998
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    Short Sharp Shock

    Short Sharp Shock

    6.707 1998 HD

    Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime,...

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  • 2015
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    From Caligari to Hitler

    From Caligari to Hitler

    7.4 2015 HD

    Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1919, when the Republic of Weimar is born, to 1933, when the Nazis come...

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  • 2005
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    Robbery Alla Turca

    Robbery Alla Turca

    4.879 2005 HD

    With the death of a billionaire engaged in illegal practices, his billion-dollar fortune is up for the grabs. As his art collection is being prepared...

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  • 1997
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    Getürkt

    Getürkt

    4.2 1997 HD

    Akin plays a loser who pretends that he has good dope and finds that he has to deliver in real to a gangster.

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  • 1995
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    Sensin – Du bist es

    Sensin – Du bist es

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1997
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    Trickser

    Trickser

    1 1997 HD

    After a successful bank robbery, Erik and Bingo have to part again. While Erik is stuck in a demolition house with his booty and broken foot, Bingo...

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  • 2004
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    Ein krasser Deal

    Ein krasser Deal

    1 2004 HD

    Hip hoppers Yogi and Kemel dream of a big break in the music business. But just before an important competition, another band steals the song from...

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  • 1999
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    Kismet

    Kismet

    6 1999 HD

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  • 2001
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    Planet der Kannibalen

    Planet der Kannibalen

    8 2001 HD

    A television reporter searches for alien life forms and gets entangeled in a web of intrigue.

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  • 2004
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    German Dream

    German Dream

    1 2004 HD

    A documentary about the integration and lifestyle of Turks who immigrated to Germany, especially young people, who are defined as the third...

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  • 2011
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    Champions: A Comic Tale

    Champions: A Comic Tale

    6 2011 HD

    A comic tale. The issue of film education has been a Gordian link for many years in Greece. Starting from the time of Stavrakos in 1950, the...

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  • 1997
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    Back in Trouble

    Back in Trouble

    5 1997 HD

    Unsuccessful Luxembourg bank robber Johnny Chicago is released from prison and immediately and incompetently attempts to resume his life of crime. In...

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  • 2024
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    Schauburg Mon Amour

    Schauburg Mon Amour

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2001
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    The Lovers of the Hotel Osman

    The Lovers of the Hotel Osman

    1 2001 HD

    Ahmet and Ili are in love with one another and with Istanbul. They want to stay for a night in a hotel room with a view on the wonderful Bosporus and...

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  • 2019
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    Ronny & Klaid

    Ronny & Klaid

    6.2 2019 HD

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  • 2001
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    We Have Forgotten to Return Home

    We Have Forgotten to Return Home

    4.8 2001 HD

    A documentary by Fatih Akin about turkish immigrants in Germany.

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  • 1999
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    The Last Flight

    The Last Flight

    5 1999 HD

    In an apartment building in Nuremberg, Germany, a night amongst four young adults has just begun. Talk, laughter, and a few intravenous shots to...

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  • 2012
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    Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

    Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

    8 2012 HD

    A film director, an actor, a musician, an organizer of festivals, a husband, a father, a grand-father, a friend, a professor... This film is an...

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  • 2004
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    Head-On

    Head-On

    7.5 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Head-On

    Head-On

    7.5 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Head-On

    Head-On

    7.5 2004 HD

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  • 1998
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    Short Sharp Shock

    Short Sharp Shock

    6.707 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Short Sharp Shock

    Short Sharp Shock

    6.707 1998 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Edge of Heaven

    The Edge of Heaven

    7.211 2007 HD

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  • 2004
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    Kebab Connection

    Kebab Connection

    6.659 2004 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Edge of Heaven

    The Edge of Heaven

    7.211 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Edge of Heaven

    The Edge of Heaven

    7.211 2007 HD

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  • 2006
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    Takva: A Man's Fear of God

    Takva: A Man's Fear of God

    7.246 2006 HD

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  • 2000
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    In July

    In July

    7.3 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    In July

    In July

    7.3 2000 HD

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  • 2009
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    Soul Kitchen

    Soul Kitchen

    6.9 2009 HD

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  • 2008
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    Chiko

    Chiko

    6.4 2008 HD

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  • 2002
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    Solino

    Solino

    7.025 2002 HD

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  • 2004
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    Visions of Europe

    Visions of Europe

    4.9 2004 HD

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  • 2005
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    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    7.3 2005 HD

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  • 2021
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    Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

    Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

    6.2 2021 HD

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  • 2009
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    Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

    Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

    5.7 2009 HD

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  • 1997
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    Getürkt

    Getürkt

    4.2 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Getürkt

    Getürkt

    4.2 1997 HD

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  • 2012
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    Polluting Paradise

    Polluting Paradise

    5.6 2012 HD

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  • 1995
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    Sensin – Du bist es

    Sensin – Du bist es

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Sensin – Du bist es

    Sensin – Du bist es

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Cut

    The Cut

    6.089 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Cut

    The Cut

    6.089 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Cut

    The Cut

    6.089 2014 HD

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  • 2004
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    Visions of Europe

    Visions of Europe

    4.9 2004 HD

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  • 2022
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    Rhinegold

    Rhinegold

    6.5 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Rhinegold

    Rhinegold

    6.5 2022 HD

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  • 2008
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    New York, I Love You

    New York, I Love You

    5.9 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    New York, I Love You

    New York, I Love You

    5.9 2008 HD

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  • 2016
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    Goodbye Berlin

    Goodbye Berlin

    6.7 2016 HD

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  • 2017
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    In the Fade

    In the Fade

    6.9 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    In the Fade

    In the Fade

    6.9 2017 HD

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  • 2001
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    We Have Forgotten to Return Home

    We Have Forgotten to Return Home

    4.8 2001 HD

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  • 2025
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    Amrum

    Amrum

    1 2025 HD

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  • 2025
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    Amrum

    Amrum

    1 2025 HD

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  • 2004
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    Visions of Europe

    Visions of Europe

    4.9 2004 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Golden Glove

    The Golden Glove

    6.9 2019 HD

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  • 2009
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    Before Your Eyes

    Before Your Eyes

    6.6 2009 HD

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  • 2017
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    In the Fade

    In the Fade

    6.9 2017 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Golden Glove

    The Golden Glove

    6.9 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Golden Glove

    The Golden Glove

    6.9 2019 HD

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  • 2005
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    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    7.3 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

    7.3 2005 HD

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  • 2009
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    Soul Kitchen

    Soul Kitchen

    6.9 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    Soul Kitchen

    Soul Kitchen

    6.9 2009 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Goodbye Berlin

    Goodbye Berlin

    6.7 2016 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Polluting Paradise

    Polluting Paradise

    5.6 2012 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Polluting Paradise

    Polluting Paradise

    5.6 2012 HD

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  • 2019
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    30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    5 2019 HD

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  • 2011
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    UFO in Her Eyes

    UFO in Her Eyes

    6.4 2011 HD

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  • 2007
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    Altyapi

    Altyapi

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1997
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    The German Bronx

    The German Bronx

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1994
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    Doppelter Einsatz

    Doppelter Einsatz

    2.3 1994 HD

    Doppelter Einsatz is a German television series about the cases of two female detectives of the Hamburg police.

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  • 1996
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    SK-Babies

    SK-Babies

    1 1996 HD

    SK-Babies is a German television series.

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  • 2002
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    Through the Night with...

    Through the Night with...

    8 2002 HD

    Durch die Nacht mit … is a German documentary film television series produced by ZDF for Franco-German television channel ARTE. Locations are...

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  • 1964
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    Grimme-Preis-Verleihung

    Grimme-Preis-Verleihung

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1951
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    Deutscher Filmpreis

    Deutscher Filmpreis

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1948
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    Bambi Awards

    Bambi Awards

    9 1948 HD

    The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in...

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  • 1979
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    Bayerischer Filmpreis

    Bayerischer Filmpreis

    1 1979 HD

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  • 2003
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    Menschen bei Maischberger

    Menschen bei Maischberger

    4.5 2003 HD

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  • 2012
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    Square

    Square

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1976
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    Kölner Treff

    Kölner Treff

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1999
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    TV Total

    TV Total

    6.1 1999 HD

    TV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show. The set of TV total includes a floating interview stage that can be moved from one...

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  • 2015
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    5.735 2015 HD

    Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

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  • 1991
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    DAS!

    DAS!

    4.8 1991 HD

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  • 1979
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    NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

    6.5 1979 HD

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  • 1974
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    3 nach 9

    3 nach 9

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 2002
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    NDR Kultur – Das Journal

    NDR Kultur – Das Journal

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1997
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    Nachtstudio

    Nachtstudio

    1 1997 HD

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