Tahar Rahim

The famed Cannes Film Festival opens on July 6, and despite social distancing subduing some of its signature glamour, excitement is rife for the first fully-fledged film festival since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The latest movie from Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akın, “The Cut” hits Turkish movie theaters Dec. 5.

As Akın’s first movie in English, “The Cut” centers on an Armenian father who travels from the 1915 Ottoman Empire to the U.S. in search of his daughters.

Turkish-German director Fatih Akın’s recent film “The Cut,” which takes the Ottoman killings of Armenians in 1915 as its starting point, is one of the films competing for the coveted Golden Lion award at the 71st Venice Film Festival.

Turkish-German director Fatih Akın’s recent film “The Cut” is one of the films competing for the coveted Golden Lion award at the 71st Venice Film Festival.

An ultranationalist Turkish group has threatened famous director Fatih Akın for his upcoming movie “The Cut,” which explores controversial themes regarding the Armenian issue.