Amrum

Year 2025
Runtime 1h 33min
Rating PG (Some Disturbing Scenes)
Language German, North Frisian
Subtitles English
Director Fatih Akin
Producer Fatih Akin, Lara Förtsch, Herman Weigel
Screenwriter Fatih Akin, Hark Bohm
Cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Cast Jasper Billerbeck, Laura Tonke, Diane Kruger

Spring 1945, the remote North Sea island of Amrum. In what will become the final days of World War II, big-hearted young student Nanning (exceptional newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) has a busy life. He braves the treacherous sea to hunt seals, fishes at night, and works the neighbouring potato farm run by Tessa (Diane Kruger) to help his pregnant mother Hille (Laura Tonke) – a fervent Nazi loyalist - feed the family. His father, captured as a prisoner of war, is unable to offer help or guidance to his son.

When a radio broadcast brings news of Hitler’s fall, Nanning’s world begins to unravel. His devastated mother refuses to eat anything other than white bread, butter and honey. Craving her affection, the ever-enterprising Nanning embarks on a quest across the island to obtain these precious, near-impossible to find ingredients...

Inspired by the childhood experiences of screenwriter Hark Bohm, Amrum beautifully evokes a place suspended in time. Through the eyes of a child awakening to the moral collapse around him, Fatih Akin's deeply human and lyrical film offers a profound meditation on innocence, loss, and the enduring need for compassion - a theme as urgent today as ever.

AWARDS
Bavarian Film Awards 2025
- Best Film

Deutscher Filmpreis 2026
- Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up, Best Original Score, Best Sound Design