Sam Garbarski (born 13 February 1948) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His film ''

Irina Palm ''Irina Palm'' is a 2007 tragicomedy film directed by Sam Garbarski and starring Marianne Faithfull and Miki Manojlović. It is a co-production of five countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Germany and France). The film premiered at the ...

'' (2007) was awarded Best European Film at the 53rd David di Donatello Awards. He then directed ''

A Distant Neighborhood is a Japanese manga by Jiro Taniguchi. It was adapted into a live-action French-Belgian film in 2010. Plot Middle-aged salaryman Hiroshi Nakahara accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown to visit his mother's grave. Then, ...

'' (2010), a fantasy film based on the manga of the same name by

Jiro Taniguchi was a Japanese mangaka, manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011. Career Taniguchi began his career as an ...

. Garbarski co-wrote its screenplay with Jérôme Tonnerre and

Philippe Blasband Philippe Blasband (born 26 July 1964 in Tehran, Iran) is a filmmaker and a writer in French language from Belgium. He is of JewishGilman S. (2003) "We're Not Jews": Imagining Jewish History and Jewish Bodies in Contemporary Multicultural Literature ...

. The film earned him a

Magritte Award A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented ...

nomination in the category of Best Director. His film ''

Bye Bye Germany ''Bye Bye Germany'' (german: Es war einmal in Deutschland...) is a 2017 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Sam Garbarski. Cast * Moritz Bleibtreu as David Bermann * Antje Traue as Special Agent Sara Simon * Tim Seyfi as Fajnb ...

'' was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. He grew up as child of two

Holocaust survivors Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and Axis powers, its allies before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa. There is no unive ...

and left West-Germany for Belgium in 1970. He is the father of actress

Tania Garbarski Tania Garbarski is a Belgian actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre. She is the daughter of filmmaker Sam Garbarski. After developing an interest in acting, Garbarski enrolled at the INSAS Film School in Brussels. She began work ...

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* 1948 births Living people Belgian film directors Belgian screenwriters Belgian people of German-Jewish descent German emigrants to Belgium {{Belgium-film-director-stub