The work of Ole Bornedal is that of a director whose part of the work happens before the audience arrives. The career started quietly, as work of this kind usually does. The career now covers more than 33 years. Anyone who knows the name knows it from 'The Possession'. 'The Shadow in My Eye' is close behind in visibility.
Ole Bornedal
Director · Writer
67 years (May 26, 1959)Nørresundby, Danmark
The work of Ole Bornedal is that of a director whose part of the work happens before the audience arrives. The career started quietly, as work of this kind usually does. The career now covers more than 33 years. Anyone who knows the name knows it from 'The Possession'. 'The Shadow in My Eye' is close behind in visibility.
Ole Bornedal (b. 26 May 1959, Nørresundby, Denmark) is a Danish film director, actor and producer.
He wrote and directed Nattevagten (Nightwatch, 1994), a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes. He also directed an English language remake (Nightwatch) in 1997, starring Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette. In 2002, he directed I Am Dina.
He was one of the producers of Mimic, and is currently producing and directing The Recovery.
Bornedal has also directed many television movies.Ole Bornedal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.