Marc Rothemund ( born August 26 , 1968 ) is a German film director . He is the son of the film director Sigi Rothemund and the brother of the actress Nina Rothemund . He began his career as an assistant for his father and then began to direct episodes for TV series . His first feature film was the 1998 production '' Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit '' . In 2005 he directed the film '' Sophie Scholl – The Final Days '' , written by Fred Breinersdorfer , which was nominated for the 78th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film and received numerous other awards , including the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival
78th Academy Awards
78th Academy Awards
Marc Rothemund