Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (German: Das Parfüm - Die Geschichte eines Mörders; aka: Perfume Murder) is the story of Grenouille, a genius with an unusually sensitive sense of smell who does not relate to humans. Grenouille is a film about a genius with an unusually sensitive sense of smell who kills people in pursuit of the world's most perfect scent. The film is adapted from the best-selling international novel of the same name by German author Patrick Juskind (Patrick Süskind), directed by Tom Tykwer, produced by the film distribution company and Bayer Films, premiered in Germany on September 7, 2006.