
Acting
Neil Malik Abdullah
Born 1977-01-01 · Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria
Born in Austria, raised in Germany, of Arabic-Turkish roots: Neil Malik Abdullah is in every aspect an inimitable actor. The talented actor is fluent in English, Arabic, and German and started his career with training at the "Schule für Schauspiel Hamburg" in Germany. He also took classes at HB Studio in New York, The Sanford Meisner Center in Los Angeles. He also took classes in Method Acting with Stephanie Feury. The committed actor worked in international projects such as "The Hamburg Cell" and "GSG9-The Special Unit". In 2008, Neil Malik Abdullah proved to be a comedic success at the Arab-American Comedy Festival in New York performing in multiple skits. In the feature film "Chiko," produced by Fatih Akin's production company Corazón International, Neil's audition inspired the director to add his character to the script, which later went on to win the German movie award "Lola" for best script. In 2013 the feature film "Kaddisch for a friend" with Neil in a supporting role was also a winner at the German movie award. In "A most wanted man" he was in a further international production next to Willem Dafoe and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. To his many-sidedness artistic he also have a variety of physical skills. Neil is proficient in multiple disciplines like boxing and Japanese stick fighting ("BO"). As a Stuntfighter he can prove his body control in action sequences in front of the camera. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Neil Mali Abdullah
Acting credits
6.4Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pushed to an investor before she can do that, Elena turns to the Townsend Agency for help. Now, it's up to the Angels -- Jane, Sabina, and the newly recruited Elena -- to retrieve Calisto before it can be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction.
Charlie's Angels
2019
6.5A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.
A Most Wanted Man
2014
6.8Ricky spent years behind bars after taking the rap for his brother Rafael and his buddy Latif after a failed robbery. Now, Latif wants to express gratitude by letting Ricky in on a coup that will bring lots of money. After some hesitation, Ricky agrees, and gets his brother Rafael on board. Everything runs smoothly, until police officer Diana turns up on the scene. A nerve-wracking cat and mouse game is set in motion. Director Özgür Yildirim’s most recent film offers insight into Frankfurt’s gangster world. As before in CHIKO – which also starred Moritz Bleibtreu – he portrays the daily life of the criminal underground scene in a large German city.
Only God Can Judge Me
2018
6.2Ibrahim, a young German of Turkish descent, leads a double life, living with his tradition-bound family and spending his days looking for a respectable job. But outside his parent's apartment, Ibo (as he's called by his family and friends) is a confident gay man who works in a sex shop and is on the hunt for Mr. Right.
Where Are You Going, Habibi?
2015
3.3K.O. Schott, a filthy rich industrialist, has an urgent appointment in Bad Honnersheim. Due to a mix-up, he is picked up by the wrong chauffeur, Rüdiger Kneppke. Lis Tucha, a Macedonian by birth, decides at the very last moment not to marry his fiancée Aische after all and only escapes her bloodthirsty relatives with great difficulty - by hijacking the limousine with Kneppke and Schott as his getaway vehicle...
Frauen
2016
6.5After a Jewish boy was harassed by his classmates for months, an argument breaks out between the overwhelmed parents, the class teacher and the school management.
Das Unwort
2020
6.4Eva lives a happy life with her father, an unsuccessful but always optimistic car salesman, her consumerist mother, and her quirky grandmother. But Eva is a tad different - she suffers from Tourette's syndrome. Her family has long been accustomed to her tics and the accompanying insults and bullying, and Eva has come to grips with her role as an outsider. When her father gets a job offer to work in Berlin, they must suddenly leave their familiar surroundings. But Eva won't have it, this move must be prevented - at any price!
Alive and Ticking
2011
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Emma - Der Usedom-Krimi
2024
NRBased on new DNA matches from a genealogy platform, father and daughter set off in search of their unknown grandfather. The journey to Greece is ill-starred because of unresolved generational conflicts, naïve prejudices and a disturbed father-daughter relationship. Not yet understanding their own emotional world and identity problems, they hope for each other's understanding and keep clashing. Will they find their kinship and perhaps discover common ground among their opposites? The film is inspired by a true story.
Napkin English
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NRBased on a true story, 'God Is The Greatest' is a short film about hope, humanity, and loss. Focusing on a brief moment in a complicated conflict, the film depicts how the lives of ordinary people are being unraveled on the periphery of the brutal civil war in Syria.
God Is The Greatest
2013
7.0Heddi is a self-confident and battle-hardened coastal fisherwoman. She only has one weak point: her daughter Eva. Eva is an environmental activist and just as militant as her mother. But despite their resemblance, Eva doesn't want to know anything more about Heddi; there has been radio silence between the two for years. But now Eva and her ten-year-old son Jannis turn up unexpectedly in the small Baltic Sea village, ostensibly for a birthday visit to Grandma Lore, where Eva spent most of her childhood. In reality, however, Eva is in big trouble: She has to serve a prison sentence for resisting law enforcement - and a repeat offender at that! - she has to serve a prison sentence. But who will look after her little Jannis while she is away?
Mutter, Kutter, Kind
2022
8.0A kidnapping case starts a dangerous game of cat and mouse for Berlin detective Martin Brühl in the world of illegal car racing. 19-year-old Tim Jatzkowski doesn't come home. At first this is nothing to worry about. But then his father, luxury car dealer Heiner Jatzkowski, receives a ransom demand. Martin Brühl and his team encounter a shocked mother and a rather shirt-sleeved father who thinks the police should do their job and find Tim. The detective tries to convince Jatzkowski to pay the ransom. Among Jatzkowski's regular customers, whom he supplies with tuned luxury sports cars, there are plenty with contacts to the Berlin clans. He decides against paying the ransom.
Der Kommissar und die Wut
2020
3.3A former investigator searches for a missing refugee child and gets caught up in a maelstrom of ignorance, excessive demands, exploitation - and a willingness to help. A ten-year-old boy runs in front of former investigator Judith Volkmann's car at night in Berlin. What is the child doing alone on the street at this time of night? But the little boy runs off.
Vermisst in Berlin
2019
5.8Karim, a student from Syria, lives peacefully in Hamburg with Lilly, his pregnant girlfriend. One day, he hears that his brother is imprisoned in the infamous jail in Aleppo. He leaves for Syria to find his brother.
The Accidental Rebel
2019
3.0A homeless refugee looks for a fresh start at a European multinational temp agency - but they have very different plans for him.
Subject 101
2022
3.6Family Neufund is an exchange student from England in the house! The host parents Martin Brambach and Aglaia Szyszkowitz see this as a chance to finally win a girlfriend for their idiosyncratic 16-year-old daughter. But at the airport is not the expected "hip" Sandy McCartney from London in front of them, but a 13-year-old Indian boy! You want to get rid of the little Hindu as soon as possible. In a roundabout way, Zayn Baig in the role of the unwanted guest and Lena Urzendowsky as a loner are still pretty good friends.
Kein Herz für Inder
2017
6.2The lawyers Borchert and Kuster are investigating a case involving a young student who has come under the crosshairs of a terrorist group.
Money. Murder. Zurich.: Borchert and the murderous greed
2019
6.9Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp, 14-year-old Ali Messalam learned to hate "the Jews" from an early age. After fleeing Lebanon with his family, he arrives in Berlin Kreuzberg. Here, Ali tries to make friends with the Arab youths in the neighborhood. But first he has to prove what he can do. As a test of courage, he is asked to break into the apartment of his Jewish-Russian neighbor Alexander. The youngsters follow Ali and trash the old man's apartment to excess. But only Ali is recognized by Alexander, who returns early, and is reported to the police. In order to avoid a conviction and the associated deportation, he has only one chance: Ali must approach his hated enemy and ask for his support...
Kaddisch für einen Freund
2012