Tamer Yiğit

Tamer Yiğit is a German stage, film and television director, writer and actor as well as a musician of Turkish heritage.

When We Leave (2010)

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Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family. Her struggle initiates a dynamic, which results in a life-threatening situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Feo Aladag
CAST:  Sibel Kekilli  •  Florian Lukas  •  Nizam Schiller  •  Derya Alabora

Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family. Her struggle initiates a dynamic, which results in a life-threatening situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Feo Aladag
CAST:  Sibel Kekilli  •  Florian Lukas  •  Nizam Schiller  •  Derya Alabora

Brothers and Sisters (1997)

Thomas Arslan's second feature film and part of his Berlin-trilogy is a slow-paced milieu study of German-Turkish youth in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The film depicts the every day life, domestic conflicts, dreams and disappointments of three siblings and their aimless, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Arslan
CAST:  Fazli Yurderi  •  Hildegard Kuhlenberg  •  Savas Yurderi  •  Mariam El Awad

Thomas Arslan's second feature film and part of his Berlin-trilogy is a slow-paced milieu study of German-Turkish youth in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The film depicts the every day life, domestic conflicts, dreams and disappointments of three siblings and their aimless, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Arslan
CAST:  Fazli Yurderi  •  Hildegard Kuhlenberg  •  Savas Yurderi  •  Mariam El Awad

After Effect (2007)

Berlin in the 3rd millenium. Rather by chance Kai Starel gets into the newly founded CC Institute "Carl Celler Culture", where hip creative minds buzz around in bleak spaces and think about company logos with animals. This brings up art, campaigns or something ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephan Geene
CAST:  Sabine Timoteo  •  Aljoscha Weskott  •  Annika Blendl  •  Mario Mentrup

Berlin in the 3rd millenium. Rather by chance Kai Starel gets into the newly founded CC Institute "Carl Celler Culture", where hip creative minds buzz around in bleak spaces and think about company logos with animals. This brings up art, campaigns or something ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephan Geene
CAST:  Sabine Timoteo  •  Aljoscha Weskott  •  Annika Blendl  •  Mario Mentrup

A Most Wanted Man (2014)

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A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anton Corbijn
CAST:  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Rachel McAdams  •  Robin Wright  •  Daniel Brühl

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anton Corbijn
CAST:  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Rachel McAdams  •  Robin Wright  •  Daniel Brühl

Dealer (1999)

Can and his girlfriend, Jale, live with their young daughter, Meral, in a tough Turkish neighbourhood of Berlin and barely manage to scrape enough money together for their existence. Can is a small-time dealer and errand-boy for drug boss Hakan, who has to keep his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Arslan
CAST:  Birol Ünel  •  Tamer Yiğit  •  İdil Üner  •  Hussi Kutlucan

Can and his girlfriend, Jale, live with their young daughter, Meral, in a tough Turkish neighbourhood of Berlin and barely manage to scrape enough money together for their existence. Can is a small-time dealer and errand-boy for drug boss Hakan, who has to keep his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Arslan
CAST:  Birol Ünel  •  Tamer Yiğit  •  İdil Üner  •  Hussi Kutlucan

Wild (2016)

An anarchist young woman breaks the tacit contract with civilization and fearlessly decides on a life without hypocrisy or an obligatory safety net.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolette Krebitz
CAST:  Lilith Stangenberg  •  Georg Friedrich  •  Silke Bodenbender  •  Saskia Rosendahl

An anarchist young woman breaks the tacit contract with civilization and fearlessly decides on a life without hypocrisy or an obligatory safety net.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolette Krebitz
CAST:  Lilith Stangenberg  •  Georg Friedrich  •  Silke Bodenbender  •  Saskia Rosendahl

Point Blank (2016)

Berlin, Germany. Police officer Klaus Roth infiltrates the Serbian mafia, specializing in manipulating sports betting, and befriends the naive Luka, in order to capture Aco Gorić, the enigmatic head of the criminal ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philipp Kadelbach
CAST:  Tom Schilling  •  Edin Hasanović  •  Emilia Schüle  •  Fortunato Cerlino

Berlin, Germany. Police officer Klaus Roth infiltrates the Serbian mafia, specializing in manipulating sports betting, and befriends the naive Luka, in order to capture Aco Gorić, the enigmatic head of the criminal ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philipp Kadelbach
CAST:  Tom Schilling  •  Edin Hasanović  •  Emilia Schüle  •  Fortunato Cerlino

After Spring Comes Fall (2015)

The feature film 'After Spring Comes Fall' tells the story of a young woman who tries to escape the turmoil of the Arab Spring...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Carsenty
CAST:  Tamer Yiğit  •  Asad Schwarz  •  Halima Ilter  •  Sonja Polligkeit

The feature film 'After Spring Comes Fall' tells the story of a young woman who tries to escape the turmoil of the Arab Spring...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Carsenty
CAST:  Tamer Yiğit  •  Asad Schwarz  •  Halima Ilter  •  Sonja Polligkeit

Karaman (2012)

Feature film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tamer Yiğit  •  Branka Prlic
CAST:  Işılay Gül  •  Burak Yiğit  •  Tamer Yiğit  •  Talu Emre Tüntaş

Feature film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tamer Yiğit  •  Branka Prlic
CAST:  Işılay Gül  •  Burak Yiğit  •  Tamer Yiğit  •  Talu Emre Tüntaş

Mocro Mafia: Meltem (2021)

A Turkish-Dutch credit card fraudster sets out to pay off her broke father’s gambling debt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mustafa Duygulu
CAST:  Sinem Kavus  •  Oktay Önder  •  Cecil Toksöz  •  Carré Albers

A Turkish-Dutch credit card fraudster sets out to pay off her broke father’s gambling debt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mustafa Duygulu
CAST:  Sinem Kavus  •  Oktay Önder  •  Cecil Toksöz  •  Carré Albers