Christian Torpe (Writing)

The Ugly Stepsister

Combining comedy and horror, the film is a daring and unexpected take on the world-famous tale, seen through the eyes of the Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira. The gory film follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business. She will go to any lengths to catch the prince’s eye.

Release Date:2025-03-07

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

When in Rome

Gerda and Kristoffer are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary in Rome, where Gerda used to study art when she was young. But the trip doesn't go quite as planned, when the couple run into Gerda's charismatic art teacher and former flame, Johannes. Kristoffer ends up on the sideline, while Gerda chases her youth through the streets and alleys of Rome, to confront the ghosts of the past.

Release Date:2024-02-22

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:7

Camino

A man takes his daughter on the Camino de Santiago to honor his late wife's last wish.

Release Date:2023-02-04

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:7

As in Heaven

One day at the end of the 1800s, 14-year-old Lise’s life is changed forever. She is the eldest of her siblings, the first in her family to go to school and full of hope and confidence in life. But when her mother goes into labour, it quickly appears that something is wrong. As night falls and the labour progresses, Lise begins to understand that a day that began in childhood might end with her becoming the woman of the house.

Release Date:2021-09-19

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:30

The Pact

Aged 63, Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous farm in Africa, only to return to Denmark with her life in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life, she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. She is an isolated genius, however, until the day she meets a talented 30-year-old poet. She promises him literary stardom if he in return will obey her unconditionally – even at the cost of him losing everything else in his life...

Release Date:2021-08-05

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:17

The Exception

When four female colleagues receive an email death threat each, they are convinced the sender is a war criminal, whom they have exposed. But what if the threats come from within their own office at the Danish Center for Information on Genocide?

Release Date:2020-07-02

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:14

Deliver Us

In a small town five people join forces and plan the perfect murder of the local town psycho only to realize that once you start playing God, it's easy to end up as the Devil.

Release Date:2019-10-06

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:7

Blackbird

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.

Release Date:2019-09-06

Department:Production

Job:Co-Producer

Vote Count:203

The Mist

A small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other.

Release Date:2017-06-22

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:751

Sam

Sam is an atypical teacher who has been cured of cancer and faces life's challenges through her outspoken manner, especially from her three children, who don"t look upon her as reverentially as Sam's students.

Release Date:2016-05-02

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:8

Tessa

Dutch remake of the Danish show Rita. Tessa is a single mom and high school teacher. Her students love having her as a teacher, but the adults think she's a piece of work.

Release Date:2015-11-26

Department:Writing

Job:Original Story

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:1

Hjørdis

This miniseries spinoff of "Rita" follows teacher Hjørdis as she plans a school play on bullying featuring a cast of socially awkward students.

Release Date:2015-05-18

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:6

Silent Heart

The prestigious Danish filmmaker Bille August, winner of an Academy Award and two Palme d'Or in Cannes, returns with a highly personal drama. Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their terminally-ill mother’s desire to die before her disease worsens; but, as the weekend progresses, their mother's decision becomes harder and harder to deal with, and old conflicts come to the surface.

Release Date:2014-11-13

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:44

Almost Perfect

Anne has given up trying to find a man who will fit into her sensible and controlled life. Therefore she has chosen to become pregnant with an anonymous sperm donor who has been carefully chosen. But as her hormones get the better of her she realizes that the child may come to resemble the father and possibly get his less flattering characteristics. Anne feels compelled to find the sperm donor and ensure that he is as perfect as she imagines.

Release Date:2012-10-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:26

Park Road

Release Date:2009-09-24

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:2

Sheep

Mogens and his wife Bitten are spending time in their summerhouse. Their beloved daughter, who has recently been left by her husband and is now alone with a newborn baby, is visiting. The family needs a quiet day together, but when their friends, Janne and husband Steen, show up a day early for a planned Midsummer Night's dinner, things start to snowball out of control - in particular for Bitten the perfectionist and for Mogens who is racked by guilt; Mogens has had an affair with Janne, who does not accept his decision to end it. As the evening progresses, Janne pushes them all into a psychological game, in which not only Mogens' marriage is at stake but also his relationship to his daughter Kira.

Release Date:2009-04-23

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:4

Rita

A headstrong, unconventional teacher and single mother takes on every kind of authority - as well as her family - in a messy and unfiltered way.

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Rita

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

Release Date:2012-02-09

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:40

Vote Count:81

Maj & Charlie

Department:Crew

Job:Creator

Episode Count:13