Maj Wechselmann

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Maj Wechselmann

Born April 1, 1942 · Copenhagen, Denmark (age 84)

Maj Wechselmann, born 1 April 1942 in Copenhagen, is a Danish-Swedish documentary director and filmmaker, known for expressing radical social criticism in her documentaries.

Known For

Ewa RudlingEwa Rudling · 2011
Ewa Rudling
2011
MovieDocumentary
Ewa Rudling's career as a photographer got an explosive start. She was in Paris when the student revolt began in May 1968. Ewa borrowed a camera and the pictures she took at the barricades at the Sorbonne University ended up in British The Observer. Physical and psychological abuse was part of young Ewa Rudling's everyday life. She had to take care of the little sister, but never felt any support from her mother. At the age of 19, Ewa too off for Rome. Her Nordic looks and appearance made her a model. Later she moved to New York and on the skating rink in Central Park, she met her prospective husband, Claude Duthuit, daughter's son to the artist Henri Matisse.
My MotherMy Mother · 2017
My Mother
2017
MovieDocumentary
Using the mother’s life and constant flight as the main thread, the film shows us a deeply religious, Jewish girl, born in the Ukraine in 1902, who died an atheist and communist in Copenhagen in 1985.
Moa Martinson - Mother of the CountryMoa Martinson - Mother of the Country · 2019
Moa Martinson - Mother of the Country
2019
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about Moa Martinson.
You decide!You decide! · 2011
You decide!
2011
MovieDocumentary
The film depicts Sudan and how international oil companies operate in the southern parts of the country. Wechselmann connects this with Swedish private savers' general ignorance of which funds have shares in the oil companies.
Ubåt! En till sannolikhet gränsande visshetUbåt! En till sannolikhet gränsande visshet · 1985
Ubåt! En till sannolikhet gränsande visshet
10.01985
MovieDocumentary
In 1982, one year after the Soviet submarine U-137 had been found beached in Swedish waters, the Swedish government claimed to have captured another submarine in its waters. As time went on and no submarine turned up the shouts for proof grew louder and luder.
Bang och världshistorienBang och världshistorien · 2008
Bang och världshistorien
2008
MovieDocumentary
Det heliga landetDet heliga landet · 2006
Det heliga landet
2006
MovieDocumentary
Sanna från NablusSanna från Nablus · 2025
Sanna från Nablus
2025
MovieDocumentary

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