Rainer Kaufmann

Rainer Kaufmann (born 6 June 1959) is a German film director. He directed more than thirty films including The Pharmacist and , a film about human trafficking.

Selected filmography

 * Dann eben mit Gewalt (1993, TV film) — (based on a novel by Jan de Zanger)
 * The Little Innocent (1994, TV film)
 * One of My Oldest Friends (1995) — (based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
 * Talk of the Town (1995)
 * The Pharmacist (1997) — (based on a novel by Ingrid Noll)
 * Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999) — (screenplay by Jeff Vintar)
 * Cold Is the Evening Breeze (2000) — (based on a novel by Ingrid Noll)
 * Queen of Cherries (2004, TV miniseries) — (based on a novel by Justus Pfaue)
 * Marias letzte Reise (2005, TV film)
 * Four Daughters (2006, TV film) — (based on a novel by Inger Alfvén)
 * Runaway Horse (2007) — (based on a novella by Martin Walser)
 * A Grand Exit (2008, TV film)
 * The Best Is Yet to Come (2008 film) (2008, TV film)
 * Thanksgiving (2009 film) (2009, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr)
 * In aller Stille (film) (2010, TV film)
 * Blaubeerblau (2011, TV film)
 * When the Foehn Wind Is Blowing (2011, TV film) — (based on a novel by Jörg Maurer)
 * Milk Money (2012 film) (2012, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr)
 *  (2012, TV film)
 * Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi (2013, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr)
 * Unexpected (2014 film) (2014, TV film)
 * Die Puppenspieler (2017, TV film) — (based on a novel by Tanja Kinkel)
 * Der Polizist und das Mädchen (2018, TV film)
 * Lost in Separation (2019)