Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in

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, actor, producer and

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Life and work

From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working in Germany. His first feature, 1991's '' Karniggels'', put him on the international radar and since then he has continued to make both short and feature films. He is known for making cameo appearances in his work and acting in films of fellow directors. A nice example of his acting skills can be seen in '' Blue Moon''.

Selected filmography

As director * 1984: ' * 1991: ' (with Bernd Michael Lade, Ingo Naujoks and Julia Jäger) * 1993: '' No More Mr. Nice Guy'' (with

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) * 1999: ' (with

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) * 2007: '' Hände weg von Mississippi'' (Family film) * 2009: ''

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'' (Adaptation of the book of the same name) * 2014: '' Bibi & Tina'' (Family film) * 2014: '' Bibi & Tina: Voll verhext!'' (Family film) * 2016: '' Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs'' (Family film) * 2017: '' Bibi & Tina: Tohuwabohu Total'' (Family film) * 2018: '' Asphaltgorillas'' * 2018: '' Wuff – Folge dem Hund'' As actor * 1984: ' (Short) ... Gerhard Ramm * 1994: ''

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) ... Chauffeur * 1995: ''

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) ... Policeman Horkefeld * 1999: ''

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) ... Günther Wust * 2000: ' (with Anke Engelke) ... Wusch * 2002: '' Blue Moon'' - Dir.

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) ... Ignaz Springer * 2003: ''

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'' - Dir.

(with Christian Ulmen) ... Karl * 2005: '' NVA'' - Dir.

... Colonel Kalt * 2005: ' - Dir.

... Wurm * 2007: '' Midsummer Madness'' - Dir. Alexander Hahn ... Axel * 2009: ''

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... Eva's father * 2009: ''

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'' - Dir. ... Arms Dealer * 2009: ''

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'' - Dir. Michael Glawogger ... Harry * 2011: ' (with

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Alexandra Lara Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in ''Downfall (2004 film), Downfall'' (2004), ''Control (2007 film), Control'' (2007), ''Youth Without Youth (film), Youth Without You ...

) ... Jürgen Honk * 2012: ''

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Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Russian language, Russian/ tg, Бахтиёр Худойназаров, fa, بختیار خدای‌نظرف) (May 29, 1965 – April 21, 2015) was a film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter from Tajikistan. ...

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Egor Beroev Egor Vadimovich Beroev (russian: Егор Вадимович Бероев; born 9 October 1977) is a Russian actor of film, television and theater. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1994. Early career Beroev graduated from the Mikha ...

and Anastasiya Mikulchina) ... Balthazar * 2013: ' ... Policeman Müller * 2014: '' Bibi & Tina'' ... Dr. Eichhorn * 2014: ' - Dir. ... Helmut * 2014: '' Bibi & Tina: Voll verhext!'' ... Dr. Eichhorn * 2016: '' Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs'' ... Dr. Eichhorn * 2017: '' Bibi & Tina: Tohuwabohu Total'' ... Dr. Eichhorn * 2017: '' Das Pubertier – Der Film'' - Dir.

... Holger * 2017: '' Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt'' * 2020: '' Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding'' - Dir.

Hermine Huntgeburth Hermine Huntgeburth (born 13 November 1957) is a German film director. She is best known for her 2005 film ''The White Masai''. Selected filmography *'' The Terrible Threesome'' (1991) *''Gefährliche Freundin'' (1996, TV film) *' (1998) *''The C ...

... Mattheisen

Awards

* 1991

Bavarian Film Awards The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are th ...

, Best New Director * 1993

43rd Berlin International Film Festival The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1993. The Golden Bear was awarded to American-Taiwanese film ''The Wedding Banquet'' directed by Ang Lee and Chinese film '' Xiāng hún nǚ'' directed by Xie Fe ...

'' Wir können auch anders …'' - Honourable Mention. * 2007 Bavarian Film Award, Best Young People's Film

References

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