German-Turkish director Fatih Akin is attending the Red Sea Film Festival for the screening of “Rhinegold,” about young Iranian-Kurdish immigrant Giwar Hajabi, also known as Xatar, who is one of Ge…
The pic was released in Germany on Oct. 27 and has grossed over $10 million, becoming Akin’s biggest hit to date.
The pic begins with Xatar’s musician parents escaping from Tehran during the 1979 Iranian revolution and includes scenes in Iraq, prior to the family’s departure to Europe and Xatar’s subsequent imprisonment in 2010 in a Syrian jail. Although much of the film takes place in the streets of Europe, the Middle East is a core element of its visceral energy.
In March 2022, he signed a first-look deal with Warner Media, covering German and Turkish language movies and series, for theatrical release, TV and HBO Max. Two projects that Akin has announced but whose financing is still being finalized are WWII drama “Amrum,” written by Hark Bohm, and his first TV series, “Marlene” – a five-part biopic on Marlene Dietrich in which Akin will team up again with Kruger, who will also exec produce, alongside Scott Levenson and Maria Riva, Dietrich’s daughter.
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