Oskar Roehler

Born in Starnberg on 21.1.1959, he moved to Berlin in the early 80s. After publishing a volume of short stories, “Das Abschnappuniversum”, in 1984, and writing screenplays for Niklaus Schilling, Christoph Schlingen sief and Mark Schlichter, he made his feature film debut in 1997 with SILVES TER COUNTDOWN.

DIE UNBERÜHRBARE received the Golden German Film Award in 2000. ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, based on Michel Houellebecq’s novel, screened in Competition at the 2006 Berlinale.