Hark Bohm
Hark Bohm (1939–2025, Germany) was an actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, and professor of cinema studies. Closely associated with New German Cinema, he collaborated extensively with Rainer Werner Fassbinder while also developing an independent directing career. Bohm’s films frequently address youth, social conflict and questions of belonging, combining realist observation with political and historical reflection. His work was presented at major international festivals, including multiple editions of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography
(selection) Einer wird verletzt, träumt, stirbt und wird vergessen (1971, short), Tschetan, der Indianerjunge (1972), Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig (1974–1976, tv series), North Sea Is Dead Sea/Nordsee ist Mordsee (1975/1976), Moritz, Dear Moritz (1978), Im Herzen des Hurrikan (1979/1980), No Time for Tears: The Bachmeier Case (1983), Wie ein freier Vogel – Como un pájaro libre (1985, doc), The Little Prosecutor (1987), Yasemin (1988), Herzlich willkommen (1990), Forever and Ever (1996), Vera Brühne (2000/2001, tv miniseries)
Hark Bohm at IFFR
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Amrum
Fatih Akin | 93' | Germany | Dutch Premiere
The end of Nazi Germany seen through the eyes of a young boy on a North Sea island. -
Nordsee ist Mordsee
Hark Bohm | 87' | West Germany | No premiere
A grimly realistic story of teenage rage and hope that became a monument of Young German Cinema. -