Biography: Emanuel Krüger (born August 4, 1992 in Siegen) is a German director, screenwriter, film producer and former actor. Krüger gained his first experiences at “filmpool film and television production” in Cologne. Several short films followed, for which Krüger himself wrote the scripts. His feature film directing debut was the exploitation film “Sie sind wie wir,” released in 2022, which was only available on VHS cassette. However, it was taken off the market that same year due to its excessive depictions of violence. However, copies of the film still circulate in the underground film community to this day.