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Asger Leth

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Asger Leth at an event for Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)
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Asger Leth is known for Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006), Man on a Ledge (2012) and Move On (2012).
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      • 9 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)
    Ghosts of Cité Soleil
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Ed Harris, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Sam Worthington, Anthony Mackie, and Genesis Rodriguez in Man on a Ledge (2012)
    Man on a Ledge
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2012
    Mads Mikkelsen in Move On (2012)
    Move On
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2012
    TV 2: Alt det vi deler (2017)
    TV 2: Alt det vi deler
    Video
    • Director
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Writer

    • I Walk (2019)
      I Walk
      6.5
      • original idea
      • 2019
    • Connie Nielsen, Carsten Bjørnlund, Sofie Gråbøl, Magnus Krepper, Anton Hjejle, and Charlie Karumi in Liberty (2018)
      Liberty
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • creator
      • 2018
    • Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)
      Ghosts of Cité Soleil
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth in The Five Obstructions (2003)
      The Five Obstructions
      7.4
      • script
      • script (segment "Benspænd #3: Det perfekte menneske, Bruxelles", segment "Benspænd #4: Det perfekte menneske, tegnefilm")
      • 2003

    Director

    • Springer
      • directed by
      • Pre-production
    • Food Planet Prize: She knows. Do you? (2020)
      Food Planet Prize: She knows. Do you?
      Video
      • director
      • 2020
    • TV 2: Alt det vi deler (2017)
      TV 2: Alt det vi deler
      Video
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Donors Without Borders
      Video
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Mads Mikkelsen in Move On (2012)
      Move On
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Ed Harris, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Sam Worthington, Anthony Mackie, and Genesis Rodriguez in Man on a Ledge (2012)
      Man on a Ledge
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)
      Ghosts of Cité Soleil
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2006

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth in The Five Obstructions (2003)
      The Five Obstructions
      7.4
      • first assistant director
      • second unit director
      • 2003
    • New Scenes from America (2003)
      New Scenes from America
      7.3
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2003
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    The First Four Minutes
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    The First Four Minutes

    Personal details

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    • Parents
        Ann Bierlich
    • Relatives
        Kristian Leth(Half Sibling)
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      • 1 Interview

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      Son of Jørgen Leth.

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