Carsten Unger was born in 1977 in Gütersloh. After working as a trainee for Vogelsäenger Studios, he continued as a freelancer for numerous feature and documentary films. He studied at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy from 2001-2007, graduating with the film "The Blue Monkey" ("Der blaue Affe"). During his studies, he also attended the masterclass The Hollywood Perspective at UCLA. Since 2007, he has been working as a freelance writer and director for film and television.

His other films include: "Skin" ("Haut", 2004), "Tame Birds" ("Zahme Vögel", 2005) and his feature debut "Bastard" (2011).

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH