Danish Director Morten Arnfred Passes Away at 80

The Danish film director Morten Arnfred, who is often described as Lars von Trier's indispensable right-hand man, is dead, reports the news agency Ritzau.

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Danish Director Morten Arnfred Passes Away at 80
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Morten Arnfred and Lars von Trier created and directed the cult-declared TV series "Riket" with Ernst-Hugo Järegård in the lead role together.

Arnfred also directed "Beck – spår i mörker", "Bron" and the sequel "Riket: Exodus" 2022. He was also a directing assistant during the filming of von Trier's "Breaking the Waves", which won the prize for best European film 1996.

Morten Arnfred passed away after a short illness. He became 80 years.

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