A life in film
Heinrich "Heiner" Carow was born on September 19, 1929. He worked as both a film director and a screenwriter until his death on February 1, 1997.
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Heiner Carow
Heiner Carow directed Coming Out, whose Berlin premiere coincided with the opening of the Berlin Wall.
Heiner Carow was a German film director and screenwriter. Born in 1929, he built a career in cinema that included directing Coming Out. His strongest documented connection to Berlin is Kino International, where the film premiered on the momentous night of November 9, 1989. Carow died in 1997.
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Director of Coming Out
Carow directed the film Coming Out. Its premiere became closely linked with one of the defining nights in Berlin's history.
A remarkable night at Kino International
Coming Out premiered at Kino International on November 9, 1989. As the audience gathered for Carow's film, the Berlin Wall was opening elsewhere in the city.
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Kino International
Carow directed Coming Out, which premiered here on the night of November 9, 1989 as the Berlin Wall opened.
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