Writing

Heinrich Dahms

Born

1954-10-18 (72)

Known for

Writing

Credits

12 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Dune Surfer poster
9.0

In a desire to find the ultimate wave, a surfer travels to the Kalahari Desert. His car breaks down in an isolated area where he is befriended by a farmer and his wife, who becomes attracted to the stranger.

Dune Surfer

1988

Dune Surfer poster
9.0

In a desire to find the ultimate wave, a surfer travels to the Kalahari Desert. His car breaks down in an isolated area where he is befriended by a farmer and his wife, who becomes attracted to the stranger.

Dune Surfer

1988

My Daughter's Keeper poster
4.7

An American writer in England takes his children and a newly hired nanny on a trip to South Africa while his wife, a reporter, is on assignment. He has an affair with the nanny, but when he refuses to leave his wife for her, the nanny gets her revenge by kidnapping his children.

My Daughter's Keeper

1991

My Daughter's Keeper poster
4.7

An American writer in England takes his children and a newly hired nanny on a trip to South Africa while his wife, a reporter, is on assignment. He has an affair with the nanny, but when he refuses to leave his wife for her, the nanny gets her revenge by kidnapping his children.

My Daughter's Keeper

1991

Windprints poster
6.5

A South African journalist is sent to Namibia to investigate a serial killer.

Windprints

1990

City Wolf poster
NR

A nightclub singer must flee after being involved in a crime.

City Wolf

1988

City Wolf poster
NR

A nightclub singer must flee after being involved in a crime.

City Wolf

1988

Scum poster
8.0

The parallel paths followed by two adolescent protagonists over a period of 18 hours intersect violently outside a local shopping centre with fatal consequences for one and fateful consequences for the other: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll becomes Sex, Drugs and Random Violence. SCUM is a fictitious, but realistic portrayal of a devastating incident of random violence based on true events.

Scum

2009

Scum poster
8.0

The parallel paths followed by two adolescent protagonists over a period of 18 hours intersect violently outside a local shopping centre with fatal consequences for one and fateful consequences for the other: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll becomes Sex, Drugs and Random Violence. SCUM is a fictitious, but realistic portrayal of a devastating incident of random violence based on true events.

Scum

2009

Between the Devil and the Deep poster
10.0

An abalone poacher, a dead son, and a broken love story are all bound together by a single theme: the curse of the abalone - an endangered marine snail prized as an aphrodisiac in China, but illegal harvesting has disastrous effects on the traditional fishing community near Cape Town, South Africa.

Between the Devil and the Deep

2015

Between the Devil and the Deep poster
10.0

An abalone poacher, a dead son, and a broken love story are all bound together by a single theme: the curse of the abalone - an endangered marine snail prized as an aphrodisiac in China, but illegal harvesting has disastrous effects on the traditional fishing community near Cape Town, South Africa.

Between the Devil and the Deep

2015

My Soul Drifts Light Upon a Sea of Trees poster
6.2

Zen priest Ittetsu Nemoto lost an uncle and two friends to suicide. It left him with deep emotional scars, and he decided to start an online support group for people with suicidal thoughts. Nowadays, he receives them in person at his temple... Each painful story paints an intriguing picture of what life on the edge can look like. Together, the portraits form a quiet plea for a broader view on the treatment of suicidal behavior.

My Soul Drifts Light Upon a Sea of Trees

2019