Rainer Kaufmann
Rainer Kaufmann (born 6 June 1959) is a German film director. He directed more than thirty films including The Pharmacist and Operation Sugar, a film about human trafficking.
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Rainer Kaufmann
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- Name
- Rainer Kaufmann
- Born
- 6 June 1959
- Birthplace
- Frankfurt, West Germany
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Television and Film Munich
- Honours
- Romy · Bavarian TV Awards
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Rainer Kaufmann • Born — 6 June 1959 • Birthplace — Frankfurt, West Germany • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1989–present
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Dann eben mit Gewalt (1993, TV film) — (based on a novel by Jan de Zanger) • The Little Innocent (1994, TV film) • One of My Oldest Friends (1995) — (based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald) • Talk of the Town (1995) • The Pharmacist (1997) — (based on a novel by Ingrid Noll) • Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999) — (screenplay by Jeff Vintar) • Cold Is the Evening Breeze (2000) — (based on a novel by Ingrid Noll) • Queen of Cherries (2004, TV miniseries) — (based on a novel by Justus Pfaue) • Marias's Last Journey (2005, TV film) • Four Daughters (2006, TV film) — (based on a novel by Inger Alfvén) • Runaway Horse (2007) — (based on a novella by Martin Walser) • A Grand Exit (2008, TV film) • The Best Is Yet to Come (2008 film) (2008, TV film) • Thanksgiving (2009 film) (2009, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr) • In aller Stille (film) (2010, TV film) • Blaubeerblau (2011, TV film) • When the Foehn Wind Is Blowing (2011, TV film) — (based on a novel by Jörg Maurer) • Milk Money (2012 film) (2012, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr) • Operation Sugar (2012, TV film) • Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi (2013, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr) • Unexpected (2014 film) (2014, TV film) • Die Puppenspieler (2017, TV film) — (based on a novel by Tanja Kinkel) • Der Polizist und das Mädchen (2018, TV film) • Lost in Separation (2019)
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