Akin honored his old friend and mentor, the German New Wave veteran Hark Bohm, to deliver Bohm's story on film before he died in 2025. An established German/Turkish auteur based in Hamburg, Fatih Akin has always subverted the conventions of narrative storytelling, from his early films “Head-On” and “Crossing the Bridge” to Cannes prize-winner “The Edge of Heaven.” This year, his Cannes premiere “Amrum” surprised everyone, possibly including festival director Thierry Frémaux, who did not give