Mogens Rukov

Mogens Rukov (4 August 1943 – 18 December 2015) was a Danish screenwriter and playwright.^[1] He achieved a university degree in Nordic philology and film in 1974. He taught in the screenwriting department at the National Film School of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Mogens Rukov
Born	(1943-08-04)4 August 1943 Holstebro, Denmark
Died	18 December 2015(2015-12-18) (aged 72)
Other names	Mogens Rukow
Awards	Nordisk Film Award, 2002

His efforts to shape new generations of Danish screenwriters were much-respected. He wrote or co-wrote several screenplays and functioned as a consultant on numerous films.

Filmography (selected)

• The Element of Crime (1984) (consultant: scenario)
• Elise (1985) (writer)
• Space Wreck 1998 (International: English title)
• The Celebration a.k.a. Dogme #1, 1998 (screenplay)
• The Idiots a.k.a. Dogme #2 (1998) (script consultant)
• The Third Lie (2000) (writer)
• Kira's Reason: A Love Story a.k.a. Dogme #21 (2001) (screenplay in cooperation)
• It's All About Love (2003) (writer)
• Inheritance (2003) (screenplay)
• Reconstruction (writer)
• Purpose of Visit [da] (2004) (writer)
• The Jewish Toy Merchant (2005) (writer)
• Manslaughter (2005) (writer)
• 42 plus [de] (2007) (writer)
• A Man Comes Home (2007) (writer)
• Go With Peace, Jamil (2008) (co-writer)
• Comeback [da] (2008) (dramaturgist)
• Everything Is Relative [da] (2008) (writer)
• The Mire Archive (Eclectic Films UK) (2013) (script consultant)