Director

Laurits Munch-Petersen

Directing

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1078977

IMDb ID: nm0612664

Known for: Directing

Born: July 19, 1973

Age: 52

Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2003 - 2022

Years active: 20

Average TMDB rating: 5.61

Wikidata: Q6501872

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Biography

Born on July 19, 1973, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Laurits Munch-Petersen is a Danish film director. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2003 with his diploma film Between Us (Mellem os), which won 13 international film awards, including a Student Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign-Language Student Film in 2004. Munch-Petersen has directed several feature films, including Ambulance (2005), which was remade in Hollywood by director Michael Bay in 2021. He is the son of designer Ursula Munch-Petersen and painter Erik Hagens, and the grandson of painter and poet Gustaf Munch-Petersen.

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