The woman who gave Denmark 'Matador' lived a life wilder than fiction.
PUK SCHARBAU plays Lise Nørgaard in the epic film adaptation of her fascinating life story. In a chronicle of both love and war, masterfully directed by Peter Schroeder, we follow the woman who would later give us 'Matador', from her early childhood to her controversial career as a journalist with a Denmark of yesterday, and a Europe in flames as convincing backdrop.
Acting
Puk Scharbau ages Lise across decades with surgical precision.
Production
Burning-Europe backdrop that actually convinces on budget.
Writing
Lise's journalism controversies hit harder than the war scenes.
Director
Peter Schrøder
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
DK
