Rainer Kaufmann was born in Frankfurt in 1959 and graduated from the Academy of Television & Film in Munich in 1990. During his studies he made several award-winning shorts, including "The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World" ("Der schoenste Busen der Welt", 1990). His first feature-length TV film, "Dann eben mit Gewalt" (1992), won numerous European awards. A selection of his other films includes: Einer meiner aeltesten "Freunde" (TV, 1993), "Der Unschuldsengel" (TV, 1994), "Talk of the Town" ("Stadtgespraech", 1995), "Greenhorn" (TV, 1995), "The Pharmacist" ("Die Apothekerin", 1997), "Long Hello and Short Goodbye" (1998), "Cold is the Evening Breeze" ("Kalt ist der Abendhauch", 1999), "Ausflug" (2001), "Und die Braut wusste von nichts" (TV, 2002), and "Queen of Cherries" ("Die Kirschenkoenigin", 2004), "Maria"s Last Journey" ("Maria"s letzte Reise", TV, 2005), and "Runaway Horse" ("Ein fliehendes Pferd", 2007).

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