Overview
- His daughter confirmed to the dpa that Bohm died on Friday in Hamburg at home with his family.
- He shaped postwar German auteur film with youth-focused works such as "Nordsee ist Mordsee" (1976), "Moritz, lieber Moritz" (1978) and "Yasemin" (1988), which won the Bundesfilmpreis in Gold.
- A longtime mentor to Fatih Akin, he co-wrote Akin’s "Aus dem Nichts" and contributed to "Amrum," based on his autobiographical novel, which premiered to acclaim at Cannes in 2025.
- Beyond directing and writing, he helped found Filmverlag der Autoren, co-founded Filmbüro Hamburg and Filmfest Hamburg, and launched the film studies program at the University of Hamburg.
- Public figures and peers paid respects, with Moin Filmförderung’s Helge Albers and Hamburg culture senator Carsten Brosda praising his decisive impact on the region’s film ecosystem.