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Truly Human, certified as Dogme #18, is a 2001 Danish drama film written and directed by Åke Sandgren, and starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Peter Mygind, and Susan Olsen. Produced by Lars von Trier's and Peter Aalbæk Jensen's company Zentropa, the film was created following the Dogme 95 rules, and is experimental in style and narrative.
Boris Benjamin Bertram is a Danish film director, keynote speaker, producer and partner in Good Company Pictures, a documentary production company based in Copenhagen.
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- ↑ Henrik List (1 April 2010). Sidste nat i kødbyen (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-87-11-41029-5.
- ↑ Anne G. Sabo (2012). After Pornified: How Women are Transforming Pornography & why it Really Matters. John Hunt Publishing. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-1-78099-480-2.
- ↑ Ebbe Iversen (14 October 2009). "Mere sex fra Zentropa". www.b.dk.
- ↑ Erika Lust (2010). Good Porn: A Woman's Guide. Seal Press. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-1-58005-351-8.
