Carsten Unger was born in Gütersloh in 1977. From 2001-2007, Carsten studied "Directing Scenic Movie" at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy. In 2004 he completed the master class "The Hollywood Perspective" at UCLA in Los Angeles. During his studies at the Film Academy, he realized several short films as a writer and director. In 2011 he made his debut movie "Bastard".