FILM DIRECTOR

Fatih Akin

1973 - Today

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Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fatih Akin has received more than 581,940 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Fatih Akin is the 587th most popular film director (up from 640th in 2019), the 3,123rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,216th in 2019) and the 31st most popular German Film Director.

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  • 580k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Fatih Akin ranks 587 out of 2,041. Before him are Ján Kadár, Juzo Itami, Jaco Van Dormael, Michael Powell, Bernd Eichinger, and Ferzan Özpetek. After him are Asghar Farhadi, Norman Taurog, Norman McLaren, Nicolas Roeg, Jerome Robbins, and Ann Hui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Fatih Akin ranks 74. Before him are Stephenie Meyer, Matteo Salvini, Rufus Wainwright, Rose McGowan, Sami Hyypiä, and Christian Panucci. After him are Matías Almeyda, Al-Saadi Gaddafi, Jay Cutler, Ichiro Suzuki, Neve Campbell, and Luis Lacalle Pou.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Fatih Akin ranks 3,123 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg (1684), Gerhard von Kügelgen (1772), H.P. Baxxter (1964), Bernd Eichinger (1949), Werner March (1894), and Adolf Diekmann (1914). After him are Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859), Christian Ferdinand Abel (1682), Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821), Picander (1700), Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal (1667), and Meryem Uzerli (1983).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Fatih Akin ranks 31. Before him are Henry Koster (1905), Tom Tykwer (1965), Uli Edel (1947), Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957), Peter Stein (1937), and Bernd Eichinger (1949). After him are Werner Schroeter (1945), Christian Petzold (1960), Arnold Fanck (1889), Konrad Wolf (1925), Gustav von Wangenheim (1895), and Marc Forster (1969).

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Filmography

In the Fade
Director
Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Nov 23o 20176.905 / 10
Head-On
Director
With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
Mar 11o 20047.451 / 10
New York, I Love You
Director
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.
Sep 6o 20085.9 / 10