Paul Meyer was born in 1945 and grew up in Emsland. After studying Economics, Sociology, Philosophy and History, he worked as an instructor at the Institute for Sociology at the University of Freiburg. Since 1983 he has been working as a freelance author. His films include Der Hauptmann von Muffrika (1996) - which won an Adolf Grimme Award in 1998, and Women Conspirators (Die Konspirantinnen, 2006).

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