German far-right voters don't deserve empathy, says director Akin
- Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin believes that extreme right voters in Germany do not deserve empathy, questioning why understanding should be extended to those who refuse to understand others' perspectives.
- Akin expressed concern over the possibility of 12 million people voting for the far-right, questioning if this indicates widespread hostility within Germany.
- He criticized forces in Germany for attempting to normalize Nazism, suggesting it is becoming mainstream and accepted in society.
- Akin's comments highlight the troubling rise of far-right sentiments and their growing presence among everyday people in Germany.
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Far-right voters don't deserve empathy, says award-winning German director
In a new movie at the Cannes film festival, Director Fatih Akin explores the lives of Germans on a northern island as the Nazis rise to power. He says the film is about today, and says far-right voters are 'enemies of freedom'.

German far-right voters don't deserve empathy, says director Akin
Director Fatih Akin's new movie at the Cannes film festival is about a boy learning to love his Nazi-supporting parents.
Faith Akin's Coming Of Age Look At End Of WW2 In Germany
An official selection of the Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premieres section, Faith Akin‘s poignant coming-of-age tale of a 12 year old boy on a remote German island in the waning days of WWII and the defeat of his homeland’s Nazi Party and Hitler, is a side of the war rarely seen in movies. Although the German competition entry in the main competition, The Sound Of Falling has gotten all the attention and the hype for the country at this y…
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