Rainer Kaufmann (born 6 June 1959) is a German film director. He directed more than thirty films including The Pharmacist and Operation Sugar, 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's Last Journey (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, TV film)
Thanksgiving (2009, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr)
In aller Stille (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, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr)
Operation Sugar (2012, TV film)
Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi (2013, TV film) — (based on a novel by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr)
Unexpected (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)