Christian Schwochow
Christian Schwochow (lang; born 23 September 1978) is a German film and television director. He has directed more than ten films since 2005, including TV movie Open the Wall on the ARD channel, a tragicomedy about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Schwochow also directed episodes of season 3, season 5 and season 6 of the Netflix series The Crown.
Christian Schwochow
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- Name
- Christian Schwochow
- Born
- 23 September 1978
- Birthplace
- Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Germany
- Honours
- Grimme-Preis 2013 · Bavarian TV Awards
- Languages
- German
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Christian Schwochow (lang; born 23 September 1978) is a German film and television director. He has directed more than ten films since 2005, including TV movie Open the Wall on the ARD channel, a tragicomedy about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Schwochow also directed episodes of season 3, season 5 and season 6 of the Netflix series The Crown.
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• Name — Christian Schwochow • Born — 23 September 1978 • Birthplace — Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 2005–present Christian Schwochow (lang; born 23 September 1978) is a German film and television director. He has directed more than ten films since 2005, including TV movie Open the Wall on the ARD channel, a tragicomedy about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Schwochow also directed episodes of season 3, season 5 and season 6 of the Netflix series The Crown.
Life
Life
Christian Schwochow was born on the Island of Rügen, off the northern coast of West Pomerania in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany: 1949–1990). Heide Schwochow, his mother, is a journalist and award-winning screenwriter. He grew up in Leipzig, East Berlin and (after 1990) Hanover. Through his mother's connections, he gained experience of work on the radio drama productions of the East German Radio Service while he was still a child.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Notes • 2008 — November Child • 2011 — Cracks in the Shell • 2012 — The Tower — TV film • 2013 — West • 2016 — NSU German History X: NSU German History X: The Perpetrators • 2016 — Paula • 2018 — Bad Banks — TV series • 2021 — Je suis Karl • 2021 — Munich – The Edge of War
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Identity
Christian Schwochow is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as screenwriter, director and actor.
Shooting of European Production BAD BANKS with Michael Baral, Paula Beer and director Christian Schwochow
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1978
Christian Schwochow was born on 23 September 1978.
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