Nils Malmros, a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema. Malmros is noted for his detailed focus on the common growing pains of adolescence and the loss of innocence, which he draws from his childhood experiences growing up in Århus, Denmark. His most notable films form a trilogy about schoolchildren in 1950s Århus: Lars-Ole 5c, Boys and Tree of Knowledge. The latter film, 1981's Tree of Knowledge, is one of ten films listed in Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture.
The Whitestone Group was a Danish resistance group during World War II named after the Hvidsten Inn, between Randers and Mariager in Jutland, where it was formed.
Marius Fiil was the inn keeper at Hvidsten Inn and a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Bodil Jørgensen, a Danish Film actress was born on March 3, 1961, in Vejle, Denmark. She is known for her roles in The Idiots (1998), Nothing's All Bad (2010) and Klinkevals (1999). Apart from multiple movies, she has also acted in numerous TV series like Badelhotellet (2013-2022), Julefeber (2022) and Minkavlerne (2019-2023). She continues to act as of 2023.
The 66th Bodil Awards were held on 16 March 2013 in the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2012. A Hijacking won the award for Best Danish Film. Generally the awards were distributed among many films this year.
The Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the merit categories presented by the Danish Film Critics Association at the annual Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe, and it honours the best performance by an actress in a leading role in a Danish produced film. The jury can decide not to hand out the award; this has happened 12 times since 1953.
Sunes familie is a Danish children's and family comedy that premiered in Denmark on 10 October 1997.
Peder Bergenhammer Sørensen was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Niels Fiil was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Johan Kjær Hansen was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Niels Nielsen Kjær was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Søren Peter Kristensen was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Henning Andersen was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Albert Carlo Iversen was a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power.
Hvidsten Inn is a historic, listed inn, formerly a coaching inn located in Hvidsten between Randers and Mariager.
The 30th Robert Awards ceremony was held on 28 February 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 2012.
Gudrun Fiil was inn keeper at Hvidsten Inn and member of the Danish resistance, whose husband, son and son-in-law were executed by the German occupying power.
Kirstine Fiil was a convicted member of the Danish resistance as part of the Hvidsten Group, whose husband, father and brother were executed by the German occupying power.
Gerda Søvang Fiil was a convicted member of the Danish resistance, whose father and brother were executed by the German occupying power.
Oldboys is a 2009 Danish comedy film directed by Nikolaj Steen.
