Ole Christian Madsen (born 18 June 1966) is a Danish

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and

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. Among his most successful projects are the movies ''

Flame & Citron ''Flame & Citron'' ( da, Flammen & Citronen) is a 2008 historical drama film co-written and directed by the Danish director Ole Christian Madsen. The film, a fictionalized account based on historical events, stars Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelse ...

'', '' Prag'', '' Angels in Fast Motion'' ( da. ''Nordkraft'') and the TV series ''

Rejseholdet ''Rejseholdet'' ( en, "Mobile Unit" it. "The Travel Team"}; international title: ''Unit One'') is a Danish television crime drama series, broadcast on DR1, that ran for four series from 1 October 2000 to 1 January 2004. The series, produced by ...

'' and '' Edderkoppen'' (''The Spider''). Madsen was a part of the "Golden Year" graduating from the Danish Film school as he graduated alongside Thomas Vinterberg and Per Fly. Madsen started his film career by directing film mini series and shorts but in 1997 directed his first movie '' Sinan's Wedding''. Shortly after, in 1999, his second film '' Pizza King'' was released. Both of his first two films deal with immigration in Denmark and were the first films to address the current debate Denmark faces with a new wave of immigration. Madsen began to gain more popularity and recognition in Denmark when he released the 2000 film noir miniseries ''Edderkoppen'', which is about a reporter in post World War 2 Copenhagen. In 2001 Madsen received a dozen international awards, including the National Bodil award and the Roberts award for his film ''

Kira's Reason ''Kira's Reason: A Love Story'' ( da, En Kærlighedshistorie) is a 2001 Danish drama directed by Ole Christian Madsen and written by Madsen and Mogens Rukov. The film stars Stine Stengade in a character study of a young mother who, released a ...

''. His 2011 film '' SuperClásico'' was shortlisted as the Danish entry for the

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at the

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. Starting in 2013, Madsen served as a regular director on the American action series ''

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'' for

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, directing a total of 10 episodes over 4 seasons, including the series finale in 2016.

Filmography

* '' Sinan's Wedding'' (1997) * '' Pizza King'' (1999) * ''The Spider (series) (2000) * '' Kira's Reason: A Love Story'' (2001) * '' Angels in Fast Motion'' aka ''Nordkraft'' (2005) * '' Prag'' aka ''Prague'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * '' SuperClásico'' (2011) * ''

Itsi Bitsi ''Itsi Bitsi'', also known as ''Steppeulven'', is a 2014 Danish drama film directed by Ole Christian Madsen. It is a biopic of the band Steppeulvene. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Fil ...

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2013-2016) 10 episodes (credited as O.C. Madsen)

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