On' director's latest, a 12-year-old boy living on an island off the coast of Germany embarks on a series of adventures to get his mother bread, butter and honey.

In the waning days of World War II, the isolated German island of Amrum, which the film is named after, is quietly torn in two. In the middle is Nanning (Jasper Billerbeck), a young boy whose ...

It is based somewhat on Bohm’s own experience growing up on the remote North Sea German island Amrum, but is a fictional tale centered on Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billlerbeck), who lives with ...

It’s hard to imagine a less promising setup for a movie about a young boy’s act of kindness toward his mother than the one that’s supplied in Fatih Akin’s “Amrum,” which premiered on ...

Under his direction, “Amrum” wants us to engage with the possibility that at such a young age, the film’s central character Nanning (superbly portrayed by impressive newcomer Jasper ...

Matthias Schweighöfer, star of Fatih Akin’s “Amrum,” wanted to work with the acclaimed “Edge of Heaven” and “In the Cut” director for years before an opportunity presented itself ...

It’s taken another eight years, but Akin and Kruger are back together, and back in Cannes, with their new collaboration, Amrum. This time it’s Akin who is moving out of his comfort zone.

Beta Cinema is launching international sales in Cannes for director Fatih Akin‘s upcoming film “Amrum,” which starts shooting in Hamburg Monday. The film stars Jasper Billerbeck, Laura Tonke ...

Fatih Akin’s WWII coming-of-age tale Amrum has begun shooting in Hamburg with newcomer Jasper Billerbeck joining German stars Laura Tonke and Diane Kruger in the cast. The feature, which was ...

In Amrum, Fatih Akin stages a sentimental conversation between himself and his mentor, the German director Hark Bohm. This project, which premiered at Cannes outside the main competition ...