Rainer Kaufmann

Rainer Kaufmann (born 6 June 1959) is a German film director. He directed more than thirty films including The Pharmacist ^[1] and Operation Sugar [de], a film about human trafficking.^[2]

Rainer Kaufmann
Born	(1959-06-06) 6 June 1959 (age 65) Frankfurt, West Germany
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1989–present

Selected filmography

• Dann eben mit Gewalt (1993, TV film) — (based on a novel by Jan de Zanger [nl])
• The Little Innocent [de] (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 [de] (2004, TV miniseries) — (based on a novel by Justus Pfaue)
• Marias's Last Journey [de] (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 [fr] (2008, TV film)
• The Best Is Yet to Come [de] (2008, TV film)
• Thanksgiving [de] (2009, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel [de] and Michael Kobr [de])
• In aller Stille [de] (2010, TV film)
• Blaubeerblau [de] (2011, TV film)
• When the Foehn Wind Is Blowing [de] (2011, TV film) — (based on a novel by Jörg Maurer [de])
• Milk Money [de] (2012, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel [de] and Michael Kobr [de])
• Operation Sugar [de] (2012, TV film)
• Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi [de] (2013, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel [de] and Michael Kobr [de])
• Unexpected [de] (2014, TV film)
• Die Puppenspieler [de] (2017, TV film) — (based on a novel by Tanja Kinkel)
• Der Polizist und das Mädchen [de] (2018, TV film)
• Lost in Separation [de] (2019)