His last name is pronounced with a hard "g" and in English is sometimes spelled Guerman or Gherman to avoid confusion.

He finished Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 2001 and worked on Lenfilm film studio.

[3] His sixth film, Under Electric Clouds (2015), was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

[6] German married production and costume designer Elena Okopnaya in 2011.

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