Michael Noer

Michael Noer (; born 27 December 1978) is a Danish film director.

Education and career Noer studied at the European Film College and later at the National Film School of Denmark, where he graduated from the documentary programme in 2003. His 2007 documentary, Vesterbro, received a Special Mention at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX).

Co-directing with Tobias Lindholm, Noer made his narrative feature debut with the 2010 prison drama R, which won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and the Robert Award for Best Danish Film and earned them the Robert Award for Best Director. He subsequently directed Northwest and Key House Mirror, which were released in 2013 and in 2015, respectively.

In 2018, Before the Frost, his fifth feature set in 19th-century rural Denmark, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It also competed at the Tokyo International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize and the Award for Best Actor.

Filmography Year Danish title English title Note 2003 Underneath the Skin Short documentary 2006 Short film co-written with Tobias Lindholm 2006 The Earth Beneath My Feet Documentary 2007 Documentary 2008 The Wild Hearts Documentary 2010 R Co–written and directed with Tobias Lindholm 2010 Son of God Documentary co-directed with Khavn De La Cruz 2013 Nordvest Northwest Co-written with Rasmus Heisterberg 2015 Nøgle hus spejl Key House Mirror Co-written with Anders August 2017 Papillon Direction only 2018 Før frosten Before the Frost Co-written with Jesper Fink 2023 Birthday Girl Co-written with Jesper Fink