Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis

Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis (b. 1965, Herning, Denmark) is a versatile actress of television, theater, and film (e.g. Lars von Trier’s Idiots). She is a regular debater on the TV programs “Good Morning Denmark” and “Good Evening Denmark,” where she puts her interest in the political and social life of her country to good use. In 1992 she graduated from the Danish National School of Theater in Copenhagen, and is now a teacher of acting. In addition to writing articles for newspapers and magazines she has also tried her hand at fiction and composing music. This Life – Some Must Die, So Others Can Live, based on the actual drama of a family arrested for helping resistance fighters during the Nazi occupation, is her directorial debut. With receipts totaling $9.4 million in the first 11 weeks after its premiere, it became Denmark’s second biggest box office success in 35 years

47. MFF Karlovy Vary