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Mogens Rukov(1943-2015)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Additional Crew
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Born in 1943, Mogens Rukov achieved a university degree in Nordic filology and film in 1974. Shortly after that he became a teacher at the Danish Film School in Copenhagen where he is now professor of the screenwriting department. His efforts to shape new generations of Danish screenwriters are much-respected. He has also written or co-written several screenplays himself and functioned as a consultant on countless other films.
BornAugust 4, 1943
DiedDecember 18, 2015(72)
BornAugust 4, 1943
DiedDecember 18, 2015(72)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Thomas Bo Larsen, Henning Moritzen, Paprika Steen, and Ulrich Thomsen in The Celebration (1998)
The Celebration
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1998
Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001)
Kira's Reason: A Love Story
6.8
  • Writer
  • 2001
The Inheritance (2003)
The Inheritance
7.2
  • Writer
  • 2003
The Idiots (1998)
The Idiots
6.7
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • 1998

Credits

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  • Jesper Tøffner in The Commune (2016)
    The Commune
    6.4
    • play "Kollektivet"
    • 2016
  • Christopher Maltman in Juan (2010)
    Juan
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 2010
  • The Coach (2009)
    The Coach
    6.4
    Short
    • writer
    • 2009
  • Alt er relativt (2008)
    Alt er relativt
    6.6
    • writer
    • 2008
  • Go with Peace, Jamil (2008)
    Go with Peace, Jamil
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • When a Man Comes Home (2007)
    When a Man Comes Home
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • 42plus (2007)
    42plus
    5.4
    • written by
    • 2007
  • Manslaughter (2005)
    Manslaughter
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Lost and Found (2005)
    Lost and Found
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Purpose of Visit
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Maria Bonnevie and Nikolaj Lie Kaas in Reconstruction (2003)
    Reconstruction
    7.3
    • writer
    • 2003
  • The Inheritance (2003)
    The Inheritance
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 2003
  • Claire Danes and Joaquin Phoenix in It's All About Love (2003)
    It's All About Love
    5.3
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001)
    Kira's Reason: A Love Story
    6.8
    • screenplay in cooperation with
    • 2001
  • The Third Lie
    7.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2000

Script and Continuity Department



  • Anders W. Berthelsen and Paprika Steen in SuperClásico (2011)
    SuperClásico
    6.3
    • script consultant
    • 2011
  • The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man (2010)
    The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man
    5.0
    • script consultant
    • 2010
  • Anders W. Berthelsen, Bent Mejding, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Jens Jørn Spottag, and Janus Dissing Rathke in We Shall Overcome (2006)
    We Shall Overcome
    7.2
    • script consultant
    • 2006
  • Paulina Holtz in In transit (2005)
    In transit
    5.7
    Short
    • script consultant
    • 2005
  • Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
    Angels in Fast Motion
    6.8
    • script consultant
    • 2005
  • Kim Bodnia and Bodil Jørgensen in Pagten (2003)
    Pagten
    4.4
    Short
    • script consultant
    • 2003
  • Skagerrak (2003)
    Skagerrak
    6.1
    • script consultant
    • 2003
  • Zlatko Buric in Woyzeck's Last Symphony (2001)
    Woyzeck's Last Symphony
    6.4
    Short
    • script consultant
    • 2001
  • Postkort fra Mars
    4.5
    Short
    • script consultant
    • 2001
  • Pizza King (1999)
    Pizza King
    5.4
    • script consultant
    • 1999
  • The Idiots (1998)
    The Idiots
    6.7
    • script consultant
    • 1998
  • Kys mor, skat! (1990)
    Kys mor, skat!
    6.2
    • script consultant
    • 1990
  • Et skud fra hjertet (1986)
    Et skud fra hjertet
    6.1
    • script consultant
    • 1986

Additional Crew



  • Comeback (2008)
    Comeback
    5.0
    • dramaturgist
    • 2008
  • Paragraf 15 (2007)
    Paragraf 15
    6.9
    Short
    • production teacher
    • 2007
  • Lars Brygmann and Joachim Hauboff in Ulykken (2003)
    Ulykken
    4.5
    Short
    • consultant
    • 2003
  • Frunk
    4.1
    Short
    • consultant
    • 2003
  • Helle Fagralid, Kristian Ibler, Maria Stokholm, Laurits Munch-Petersen, and Thomas Bendixen in Mellem os (2003)
    Mellem os
    7.0
    Short
    • consultant
    • 2003
  • The Star Dreamer (2002)
    The Star Dreamer
    7.8
    • narrative advisor
    • 2002
  • Når lysterne tændes (2001)
    Når lysterne tændes
    5.4
    Short
    • consultant
    • 2001
  • The Element of Crime (1984)
    The Element of Crime
    6.7
    • consultant: scenario
    • 1984

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mogens Rukow
  • Born
    • August 4, 1943
    • Holstebro, Denmark
  • Died
    • December 18, 2015
    • Denmark(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Vibeke Tøjner2010 - December 18, 2015 (his death)

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    Voiced radically right-oriented political opinions to the public in several articles and interviews in 2003.

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