Emily Atef (born 6 May, 1973; Berlin) is a German filmmaker based in Berlin. At the age of 7, Atef moved from Berlin to Los Angeles with her French-Iranian parents and her brother the drummer Cyril Atef. She was 13 when they moved to France, where Atef finished school, and later she went to London to work as an actor in the London theater scene. Atef returned to Berlin to study film direction at the prestigious Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin. Her first feature-length film Molly's Way which, like her 2 following feature films was co-authored by Esther Bernstorff received an advancement award at the Filmfest München (film festival Munich) in 2005 for best script and the Grand Jury Award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival, the only A-Festival in South America as well as several other awards. Her second feature-length film The Stranger in Me which deals with a young mother having postnatal depression also received several awards and was screened at the International Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, Emily Atef wrote and directed the feature film 3 Days in Quiberon It depicts 3 emotional days of one of Europe's biggest stars, Romy Schneider where she gave her last German interview to ‘Stern’ magazine. 3 Days in Quiberon had its world premiere in the competition section of the 68. Berlin International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Bear. 3 Days in Quiberon was the big winner at the German Academy Awards in 2018 taking home seven Lolas. In 2022 her film More Than Ever, starring Vicky Krieps and Gaspard Ulliel, was shown in the section Un certain regard at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1973 (53)
- Berlin, Germany
- Director and writer, also producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Emily Atef's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Emily Atef's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Emily Atef's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Call Me Queen(2026)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
More Than Ever(2022)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Jackpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
3 Days in Quiberon(2018)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Killing Eve(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Desired Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Queen of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Töte mich(2012)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Stranger in Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Molly's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Marseille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Asyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
I Love You, I Kill You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Sundays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
XX to XY: Fighting to Be Jake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Tatort(1970)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all showsUntitled Farah Pahlavi Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1970 to 2026.
Biggest box office
3 Days in Quiberon (2018)
Highest rated
3 Days in Quiberon (2018)
Most popular right now
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Emily Atef's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 70. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Emily Atef work with?
People who share at least 2 of Emily Atef's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josune Hahnheiser shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Josune HahnheiserShared titles: Call Me Queen (2026), Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023), More Than Ever (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Josune Hahnheiser
Actors
- Vicky KriepsShared titles: More Than Ever (2022), 3 Days in Quiberon (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Vicky Krieps
Composers and editors
- Anne FabiniShared titles: Call Me Queen (2026), Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Fabini
- Christoph KaiserShared titles: Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023), 3 Days in Quiberon (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Christoph Kaiser
- Julian MaasShared titles: Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023), 3 Days in Quiberon (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Julian Maas
- Hansjörg WeißbrichShared titles: More Than Ever (2022), 3 Days in Quiberon (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Hansjörg Weißbrich
Producers
- Karsten StöterShared titles: Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023), 3 Days in Quiberon (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Karsten Stöter
- Nicole GerhardsShared titles: More Than Ever (2022), Töte mich (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Gerhards
