Amrum

2025, Germany, 93 min., Feature, Historical, Drama

Director: Fatih Akin
Script: Fatih Akin, Hark Bohm
Director of Photography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Cast: Diane Kruger, Jasper Billerbeck, Kian Köppke, Lisa Hagmeister, Laura Tonke
Producer: Lara Förtsch – Bombero International and Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany / Rialto Film

One of Germany’s leading filmmakers, Fatih Akin, reunites with Diane Kruger in this emotionally charged story set on the island of Amrum in the spring of 1945. In the final days of World War II, 12-year-old Nanning takes on adult responsibilities, helping his family survive in the absence of his father. As the war comes to an end, unexpected challenges arise, forcing the boy to find his own path in a world forever changed.

Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin was born in 1973 in Hamburg to a family of Turkish descent. He began studying Visual Communications at the Hamburg College of Fine Arts, where he also started his long-term collaboration with Wueste Film. His early short films received international recognition, and his feature debut, Short Sharp Shock (1998), won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno. His notable works include Head-On, winner of the Berlinale Golden Bear, as well as In July, Solino, and Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul.

FILMOGRAPHY:

2023 – Amrum
2022 – Rheingold
2017 – Aus dem Nichts (“In the Fade”)
2014 – The Cut
2009 – Soul Kitchen
2007 – Auf der anderen Seite (“The Edge of Heaven”)
2005 – Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul
2003 – Gegen die Wand (“Head-On”)
2002 – Solino
2001 – Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren (“We Forgot to Go Back”)
2000 – Im Juli (“In July”)
1998 – Kurz und schmerzlos (“Short Sharp Shock”)

FESTIVALS, AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:

2025 – Official Selection – Filmfest Hamburg (Premiere)
2025 – Official Selection – Hof International Film Festival
2026 – German Film Award “Lola” Nomination – Best Feature Film (Pre-selection)
2026 – German Film Award “Lola” Nomination – Best Cinematography