Question 1

True or false: Fatih Akin was born in Hamburg, Germany, to Turkish parents.

Accepted Answer

True. He was born in 1973 in Hamburg-Altona to Turkish immigrant parents, which deeply influences his films.

Question 2

True or false: He is also a successful novelist who published a bestselling book in Germany.

Accepted Answer

False. Akin is primarily a filmmaker and screenwriter, not a novelist. He has written scripts but no bestselling novels.

Question 3

True or false: He is a trained actor who performed leading roles in several of his own films.

Accepted Answer

False. Akin rarely acts. He made a cameo in 'Head-On' and a small role in 'The Cut', but he is not a trained actor nor a lead performer.

Question 4

True or false: Akin's film 'The Edge of Heaven' won the Best Screenplay award at Cannes.

Accepted Answer

True. At the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, 'The Edge of Heaven' won the Best Screenplay prize, a major honor for his writing.

Question 5

True or false: Fatih Akin won the Golden Bear at Berlin for 'Head-On'.

Accepted Answer

True. His 2004 film 'Head-On' (Gegen die Wand) won the Golden Bear, launching him to international fame.

Question 6

True or false: He once served as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival.

Accepted Answer

False. Akin has been a jury member at Berlin and Venice, but never at Cannes main competition. He did serve on the Un Certain Regard jury in 2010.

Question 7

True or false: He directed a music video for the German heavy metal band Rammstein.

Accepted Answer

False. Akin has directed music videos, but not for Rammstein. He worked with artists like MIA. and the German punk band Die Toten Hosen.

Question 8

True or false: Akin's 2017 film 'In the Fade' won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.

Accepted Answer

True. 'In the Fade' (Aus dem Nichts) won the 2018 Golden Globe, a surprise upset over heavily favored entries.

Fatih Akin Trivia Questions