Ekin Çelikten

İstanbul, Fatih

Biography

Ekin Çelikten (born January 9, 2000) is a Turkish director, actor, writer. A multitasking person created by the god for the sake of the movie industry. He produced one Turkish, 2 German and 2 English movies in his high school years and earned recognition rapidly. Both audience and critics admired his unique way of creating art. His personal favorite movie “Der Schmerz in Kabir” received 58-minute-long standing ovation and won a Palme d’Or in the Cannes Film Festival. He also took home the Best Director Award. Next year, “Die Rache” won 7 Oscars including the Academy Award for Best Director. However, his anti-Nazi stance in the movie “Der Schmerz In Kabir” made him a target for the Neo-Nazi groups. A group of neo-Nazis set his house to fire and killed his scottish fold cat. Thankfully, he wasn't home at the time. After that, Ekin Çelikten, whose life was in jeopardy because of the Nazis after him, left his dental school and life behind in 2020 and went into seclusion. His whereabouts are unclear as of this point. The only news received came from his number one actor Ali Arda Çakaloğlu in December 2021. According to him, Ekin has started working on "Der Schmerz in Kabir 2", which will bring the end of the Nazis, and is preparing to appear on the big screen for the last time.

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