Uwe Boll

Uwe Boll
Boll in 2016
Born (1965-06-22) 22 June 1965 (age 59)
Wermelskirchen, West Germany
EducationUniversity of Cologne
University of Siegen
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1990–2016
2020–present
Spouse
Natalia Tudge
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(m. 2014)​
[1]
Children1

Uwe Boll (German: [ˈuːvə ˈbɔl]; born 22 June 1965)[2] is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises.[3] Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his 2005 Alone in the Dark adaptation is considered one of the worst films ever made. Boll's subsequent projects, released during the 2010s, were mostly released straight to home media. After retiring in 2016 to become a restaurateur, Boll returned to filmmaking in 2022. His films are financed through his production companies Boll KG and Event Film Productions.

  1. ^ King, Darryn (27 March 2017). "Game Over, Uwe Boll". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Boll, Uwe". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 53–56. ISBN 9780824211134.
  3. ^ Yongo, Sughnen (24 August 2023). "African Cinema on the Festival Circuit: A Renaissance Story". STATEMENT. Retrieved 15 December 2023.