Laurits Munch-Petersen

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.

Directed

1. The Ambulance (2005) — Director
2. Over the Edge (2012) — Director
3. Between Us (2003) — Director
4. Dolphin (2017) — Director
5. Shadow of a Hero (2015) — Director
6. Forførerens fald (2008) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Ambulance (2005)
2. Dolphin (2017) — Train conductor
3. På tur med far (2018) — Far
4. Shadow of a Hero (2015) — Grandson