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Oliver Schmitz

Film Director / Screenwriter / Writer | * 01/01/1960 (64) | Cape Town (South Africa)
Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter. His film Mapantsula was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film Life, Above All was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and it was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. It made the shortlist of nominations announced in January 2011. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | TV Movies

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A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa. ...

Life, Above All

PG-13

2010 | 3.2/5 | 1h 40min
Drama
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A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed. ...

Shepherds and Butchers

Certification unknown

2017 | 3.2/5 | 1h 46min
Drama
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Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian lif ...

Paris Je T'aime

R

2006 | 3.4/5 | 2h
Drama, Romance / Love
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Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the s ...

Mapantsula

Certification unknown

1988 | 2.7/5 | 1h 44min
Crime, Drama
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Movies with Oliver Schmitz as Actor(3)

2023 Alaska's Giant Bears
as Narrator2018 Yellowstone: The Mystery of the Wolves
as himself1994 In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

Movies with Oliver Schmitz as Crew(29)

Directing/Director2021 Klara Sonntag - Kleine Fische, große Fische
Directing/Director2019 Geisterschiff - Der Usedomkrimi
Directing/Director2018 Amokspiel
Directing/Director2017 Shepherds and Butchers
Directing/Director2017 Familie mit Hindernissen
Directing/Director2017 Liebling, lass die Hühner frei
Directing/Director2015 Schandfleck - Der Usedom-Krimi
Directing/Director2015 Reiff für die Insel - Katharina und der Schäfer
Directing/Director2014 Alle unter eine Tanne
Directing/Director2014 Allein unter Ärzten
Directing/Director2013 Willkommen im Club
Directing/Director2013 Bella Dilemma
Directing/Director2012 Willkommen im Krieg
Directing/Director2012 Allein unter Nachbarn
Directing/Director2011 Allein unter Müttern
Directing/Director2010 Life, Above All
Writing/Writer2010 Life, Above All
Directing/Director2008 Deadly Harvest
Directing/Director2007 Allein unter Töchtern
Directing/Director2006 Paris Je T'aime
Writing/Writer2006 Paris Je T'aime
Directing/Director2005 Plötzlich berühmt
Directing/Director2005 Was Sie schon immer über Singles wissen wollten
Directing/Director2004 Prinzessin macht blau
Directing/Director2002 Das beste Stück
Directing/Director2001 Hijack Stories
Directing/Director1997 Joburg Stories
Directing/Director1988 Mapantsula
Writing/Writer1988 Mapantsula

TV Shows/Series with Oliver Schmitz as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2020 Professionals
Directing/Director2018 St. Maik
Directing/Director2013 Christine. Perfekt war gestern!
Directing/Director2008 Doctor’s Diary
Directing/Director2006 Türkisch für Anfänger

Full Name: Oliver Schmitz
Citizenship: South Africa
Born: Friday, 01/01 1960 (January) in Cape Town (South Africa) (current age: 64 years + 109 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Oliver Schmitz (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Oliver Schmitz (Regisseur)"
Oliver Schmitz frequently works together with these people:
Hannes Jaenicke (5x, Actor)
Jürgen Hansen (5x, Crew)
Nina Gummich (4x, Actress)
Bruno Podalydès (4x, Actor)
Nina Monka (4x, Actress)
Patrick von Blume (4x, Actor)
Daniel Riesenfeld (4x, Crew)
Peter Krause (4x, Crew)
Wes Craven (3x, Crew)
Alexander Payne (3x, Crew)
Caroline Hecht (3x, Crew)
Elisabeth Baulitz (3x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:97147, Added: 05/27/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024