Horst Suhr

Horst Suhr (born November 2, 1960) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his romantic comedies, including Back Away (1996), When She Least Expects It (1999), Under Blue Skies (2001), He Wants It All (2003) and Just Plain Lazy (2012). The Worcester Beacon film critic Joshua Pickavance has named Suhr "the of romcoms", while also noting his more experimental and serious works such as Baum (2005).

Early life
Suhr was born on November 2, 1960 in, , into a family of German descent. At the age of 7, his family moved to,. In 1974, the family moved again to.

Career
In 1982, Suhr began working under, the East German state-owned film studio, where he directed films such as Der blaue Himmel (1985) and Leipzig nach Dresden (1988). After German reunification, he made independent films for a brief period.