
Directing
May el-Toukhy
Born
1977-08-17 (49)
Place of birth
Charlottenlund, Danmark
Known for
Directing
Credits
17 titles
May el-Thouky (Arabic: مي الطوخي; born 17 August 1977; Charlottenlund) is a Danish filmmaker. Most known for her drama film Queen of Hearts (2019). For Woman Unknown (2026), she won the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
Known for
6.9Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specialising in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events destined to destroy her world.
Queen of Hearts
2019
NRMarie, a former housekeeper, plans an extravagant dinner party for her engagement to the household's patriarch. As preparations unfold, hidden aspects of her past begin to surface, threatening to disrupt the celebration.
Woman Unknown
2027
6.8The film follows a group of friends and their highs and lows in pursuit of romantic redemption. It takes place over three years and is divided into eight parties : New Year's Eve, one housewarming, Midsummer, a wedding, a surprise party, a name of celebration, anniversary and birthday parties. The friends are all late thirties or early forties. They fought all with their own idea of what the perfect love really is, and must re-evaluate their perception in the course of history.
Long Story Short
2015
The story of 'Out of Africa' author Karen Blixen, who lived as a coffee farmer in Kenya from in the early part of the 20th century.
The Lioness
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1.0At a theatre during a performance of Dangerous Liaisons, a young costume dresser is having an affair with an actor, but gets a taste of reality when the leading lady discovers her partner's infidelity.
Bits & Pieces
2009
The documentary " 5 Hjerteslag " consists of 5 films in which Danish debuting directors with different cultural backgrounds tell about important moments in people's lives. The films, all based on the manifesto "5 heartbeats", are unique and very personal. These are stories that tell about feelings and what is common to all of us namely the heart.
5 Heartbeats
2003
Behind the camera
6.9Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specialising in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events destined to destroy her world.
Queen of Hearts
2019
6.9Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specialising in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events destined to destroy her world.
Queen of Hearts
2019
NRMarie, a former housekeeper, plans an extravagant dinner party for her engagement to the household's patriarch. As preparations unfold, hidden aspects of her past begin to surface, threatening to disrupt the celebration.
Woman Unknown
2027
NRMarie, a former housekeeper, plans an extravagant dinner party for her engagement to the household's patriarch. As preparations unfold, hidden aspects of her past begin to surface, threatening to disrupt the celebration.
Woman Unknown
2027
6.8The film follows a group of friends and their highs and lows in pursuit of romantic redemption. It takes place over three years and is divided into eight parties : New Year's Eve, one housewarming, Midsummer, a wedding, a surprise party, a name of celebration, anniversary and birthday parties. The friends are all late thirties or early forties. They fought all with their own idea of what the perfect love really is, and must re-evaluate their perception in the course of history.
Long Story Short
2015
6.8The film follows a group of friends and their highs and lows in pursuit of romantic redemption. It takes place over three years and is divided into eight parties : New Year's Eve, one housewarming, Midsummer, a wedding, a surprise party, a name of celebration, anniversary and birthday parties. The friends are all late thirties or early forties. They fought all with their own idea of what the perfect love really is, and must re-evaluate their perception in the course of history.
Long Story Short
2015
The story of 'Out of Africa' author Karen Blixen, who lived as a coffee farmer in Kenya from in the early part of the 20th century.
The Lioness
—
1.0At a theatre during a performance of Dangerous Liaisons, a young costume dresser is having an affair with an actor, but gets a taste of reality when the leading lady discovers her partner's infidelity.
Bits & Pieces
2009
1.0At a theatre during a performance of Dangerous Liaisons, a young costume dresser is having an affair with an actor, but gets a taste of reality when the leading lady discovers her partner's infidelity.
Bits & Pieces
2009
The documentary " 5 Hjerteslag " consists of 5 films in which Danish debuting directors with different cultural backgrounds tell about important moments in people's lives. The films, all based on the manifesto "5 heartbeats", are unique and very personal. These are stories that tell about feelings and what is common to all of us namely the heart.
5 Heartbeats
2003
A young man living a hermit's life begins stalking his neighbor through a hole in the wall. The neighbor turns out to be a young woman who awakens his love and whose life he witnesses - for a while.
Stereo
2001
A young man living a hermit's life begins stalking his neighbor through a hole in the wall. The neighbor turns out to be a young woman who awakens his love and whose life he witnesses - for a while.
Stereo
2001
The film is a depiction of the relationship between three sisters who have to share the estate after the death of their mother.
Mother's Day
2005
The film is a depiction of the relationship between three sisters who have to share the estate after the death of their mother.
Mother's Day
2005
The film is a depiction of the relationship between three sisters who have to share the estate after the death of their mother.
Mother's Day
2005
A pair of siblings attempt to find a point of view in their search for identity and in their liberation from each other.
My Blessed Brother
2003
A pair of siblings attempt to find a point of view in their search for identity and in their liberation from each other.
My Blessed Brother
2003
