Tom Tykwer (German: [ˈtɪkvɐ]; born 23 May 1965 in Wuppertal) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing Run Lola Run (1998), Heaven (2002), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), The International (2009) and Cloud Atlas (2012).