Laurits Munch-Petersen

Danish film director (born 1973)

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Laurits Munch-Petersen (born on July 19, 1973; in Copenhagen^[1]) is a Danish film director who graduated from the National Film School of Denmark with his Oscar-winning diploma film "Between Us"^[2] (Mellem Os) in 2004. This film won 13 international film awards and became the most award-winning film in the history of The National Film School of Denmark.^[3]

Laurits directed several films and series including the feature film Ambulance (2005), Seducer's Fall (2007), Over the Edge (2012), Shadow of a Hero (2015), Dolphin (2017), On the Road with Dad (2018), etc.

In 2021 Laurits' feature film "Ambulance" was remade as Ambulance by Hollywood director Michael Bay and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.^[4]

Laurits is the son of the internationally acclaimed Danish designer Ursula Munch-Petersen and Danish painter Erik Hagens, and grandson of legendary Danish painter and poet Gustaf Munch-Petersen who was shot at the age of 26 during the Spanish Civil War in 1938.

Laurits has three daughters: Iris Munch-Petersen (born 2009) Lucia Munch-Petersen (born 2013) and Mila Munch-Petersen (born 2018). Iris and Lucia appear in his film "Shadow of a Hero" (2015) and his children's TV series "On the Road with Dad" (2018), which became the most viewed TV series on DR Ramasjang in 2018.^[5]

In 2009, Laurits signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.^[6]

Laurits is also a writer and director for the new Danish TV series "Crasher", based on Søren Kierkegaard "Diary of a Seducer", which premiered on December 1, 2023.

Filmography

Crasher (2023) – TV series, Director and Writer
On the Road with Dad (2019) – TV series
Dolphin (2017) – Short film
Shadow of a Hero (2015) – Feature film
Over the Edge (2012) – Feature film
The 7 Killings (2010) – TV series
Hurry Home (2009) – Documentary feature film
Seducer's Fall (2008) – Documentary feature film
Ambulance (2005) Feature film
Between Us (2003) – Short film – Oscar-winner
Livshunger (2002) – TV series, Actor
The Good Son (2001) – Short film
Three on a Bike (2001) – Short film
Tempo (1998) – Short film
It's a Game (1998) – Short film
The Circle (1996) – Feature film shot in Mexico
Lisa's Day (1994) – Short film
A Woman in Every Town (1993) – Short film

References

^ "Laurits Munch-Petersen". Danish Film Institute (in Danish). 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
^ "Laurits Munch-Petersen Scripts". www.scripts.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Laurits Munch-Petersen Scripts". www.scripts.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Laurits Munch-Petersen | Director, Writer, Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Laurits Munch-Petersen - Trivia". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Signez la pétition pour Roman Polanski !". La Règle du jeu (in French). 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.