Rie Rasmussen (born 14 February 1978) is a Danish actress, film
director, writer, model, and photographer.After attending film school
as a writer-director, Rasmussen made her breakthrough in the film
industry when she acted in Brian De Palma's erotic thriller Femme
Fatale, which starred former supermodel Rebecca Romijn. Rasmussen was
given the role after the director was impressed by short stories she
had written about her life experiences. She wrote and directed two
short films, one of which, Thinning the Herd, was part of the official
selection of more than 20 film festivals around the world, including
the Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in Austin and the Cannes Film
Festival, where it was screened in competition for the Palme d'Or du
court métrage. She also appears in Luc Besson's Angel-A in the title
role.Her first feature film, Human Zoo, she wrote, directed and
produced. Human Zoo was officially selected at the 2009 Berlin Film
Festival and opened the Panorama section. It is a drama loosely based
on the story of her adopted Vietnamese sister struggling to acquire
citizenship, set against the backdrop of the conflict in Kosovo. The
film highlights the problems with immigration and learned aggression.
It unfolds in a non-linear storytelling structure with extreme
violence throughout.
director, writer, model, and photographer.After attending film school
as a writer-director, Rasmussen made her breakthrough in the film
industry when she acted in Brian De Palma's erotic thriller Femme
Fatale, which starred former supermodel Rebecca Romijn. Rasmussen was
given the role after the director was impressed by short stories she
had written about her life experiences. She wrote and directed two
short films, one of which, Thinning the Herd, was part of the official
selection of more than 20 film festivals around the world, including
the Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in Austin and the Cannes Film
Festival, where it was screened in competition for the Palme d'Or du
court métrage. She also appears in Luc Besson's Angel-A in the title
role.Her first feature film, Human Zoo, she wrote, directed and
produced. Human Zoo was officially selected at the 2009 Berlin Film
Festival and opened the Panorama section. It is a drama loosely based
on the story of her adopted Vietnamese sister struggling to acquire
citizenship, set against the backdrop of the conflict in Kosovo. The
film highlights the problems with immigration and learned aggression.
It unfolds in a non-linear storytelling structure with extreme
violence throughout.
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