Hendrik Handloegten

Hendrik "Henk" Handloegten (born 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating, writing, and directing the German neo-noir television series Babylon Berlin (2017–present).

Early life Handloegten was born in Celle, West Germany. Due to his father's job with the Federal Foreign Office, he and his family moved between Helsinki, São Paulo, Zurich, and Paris in his youth. At the age of 16, his family permanently relocated to East Berlin, where his father worked in the permanent mission. Although the family lived in East Berlin, Handloegten attended school in West Berlin, crossing Checkpoint Charlie daily. He was co-managing Eiszeit Cinema in Kreuzberg when the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989.

Career Handloegten's DFFB graduation film, (2000), won the and a Grimme-Preis. He then wrote and directed the film Learning to Lie (2003), which received funding from the , and co-wrote the film Love in Thoughts (2004), directed by Achim von Borries. He also directed (2011), based on the novel of the same name by Hannelore Valencak. He also co-wrote the screenplay of Paweł Pawlikowski's Fatherland (2026), which premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

Personal life Handloegten is married to actress Fritzi Haberlandt. They live in Berlin.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Notes 2000 Co-directed with Wolfgang Becker 2003 Learning to Lie 2004 Love in Thoughts 2011 2026 Fatherland Co-written with Paweł Pawlikowski

Television Year Title Director Writer Notes 2006 Television film 2007 Television film 2007 Television film 2008 Television film; co-written with David Keller 2012 Television film 2012 Television film 2014 Television film; co-written with Achim von Borries 2017–2022 Babylon Berlin Also co-creator