Eike Besuden was born in 1948. After taking a teaching degree to become a grammar school teacher, he taught for seven years. He then began working freelance for Radio Bremen and has been directing documentaries since 1989. A selection of his television films includes: "Dann bin ich eben weg, na und?" (1989), "Endje van"d Welt" (1992), "Zurueck nach Rom" (1994), "Irre menschlich" (1995), "Wenn der Teufel in die Kirche kommt..." (1996), "Der vergessene Krieg" (1997), "Gruene Lady, du laechelst mich an!" (1999), "Warten auf ein neues Leben" (2000), and many more. "Crazy for Paris" ("Verrueckt nach Paris", 2002) is his feature film debut.

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