Production
Per Holst
Born March 28, 1939 · Brønshøj, Danmark
Died August 23, 2025 · aged 86
Per Holst (28 March 1939 – 23 August 2025) was a Danish film producer, having worked on more than 50 films since 1967. In 1997, he was a member of the jury at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.
Known For
All Things Fair · 1995All Things Fair
★ 6.51995
MovieDramaRomance
In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.
Pelle the Conqueror · 1987Pelle the Conqueror
★ 7.31987
MovieDrama
In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.
I Am Dina · 2002I Am Dina
★ 5.62002
MovieDrama
In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living.
The Element of Crime · 1984The Element of Crime
★ 6.41984
MovieCrimeDrama
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.
Hugo, the Jungle Creature · 1993Hugo, the Jungle Creature
★ 6.31993
MovieAnimationFamily
This film introduces us to Hugo, a one-of-a-kind animal who lives in a jungle. Youthful and carefree, Hugo is prone to playing practical jokes on his friends, Zig and Zag the monkeys. His idyllic lifestyle is interrupted when he is captured by CEO of a famed movie company, Conrad Cupmann, to be co-star in a Hollywood-style film. In order to return from Copenhagen to his jungle home, he must escape with the help of a newly found friend, Rita the fox.
B.O.Y.: Bruises of Yesterday · 2024B.O.Y.: Bruises of Yesterday
★ 7.72024
MovieDrama
A 16-year-old boy who spend summer with his grandparents falls in love with an older young man but when tragedy strikes, he falls into a dark hole of self-harm, lust, and loneliness.
The Heritage · 1978The Heritage
★ 5.71978
MovieDrama
Anders Refn's film adaptation of Gustav Wied's novel stars Jens Okking and Helle Hertz in the leading roles as Baron Helmuth and his wife Alvilda. The baron is deeply enamored with his wife, but she is repelled by his blunt and coarse nature and is drawn to her cousin, who fulfills her desire for passionate romance.
Max Embarrasing 2 · 2011Max Embarrasing 2
★ 5.52011
MovieComedyFamily
Now 14, Max is about to decide on an internship and is finding it difficult to choose. He settles, against his mother's wishes, for a bank. But mother Agnethe, still quite embarrassing, takes action and enrolls Max in a free spirited camp for the sake of his soul's salvation.
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