Christian Schwochow
Christian Schwochow (German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈʃvɔxoː]; born 23 September 1978) is a German film director.[1] 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.[2] Schwochow also directed episodes of season 3 and season 5 of the Netflix series The Crown.
Christian Schwochow | |
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 Christian Schwochow at the German Television Prize 2019 in the Düsseldorf Rheinterrasse | |
| Born | 23 September 1978 |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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.[1][3]
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: The Perpetrators | |
| 2016 | Paula | |
| 2018 | Bad Banks | TV series |
| 2021 | Je suis Karl | |
| 2021 | Munich – The Edge of War |
References
- "Christian Schwochow" (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- Schacht, Michael (13 November 2014). "„Bornholmer Straße"-Stars Ludwig Trepte und Frederick: Die Mauer steht noch zwischen uns". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "über Christian Schwochow ... über Heide Schwochow ... über die Deutsche Filmakademie". Novemberkind – Ein Drehbuch von Heide und Christian Schwochow – Nominiert für den Deutschen Filmpreis. Deutsche Filmakademie e.V. 2009. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-86805-362-3. Retrieved 19 January 2022.