It was actually Peter's idea that I should make the film. He called me in the very beginning, and I hadn't even read the book. So I read it and I liked it very much and I knew I'd certainly like to do it.

Career
On 23 September 2011 Bille August announced that he has opened his studio in Hangzhou China and taken a position as Tianpeng Media's Art Director aiming to produce Chinese films for Tianpeng Media over the next few years. Busters verden (1984 Buster's world)
based on the book by Danish writer Bjarne Reuter

Tro håb og kærlighed (1984 Twist and Shout). The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) Two episodes
Vienna November 1908 (Season 2 Episode 9)
Northern Italy June 1918 (Season 2 Episode 10)

Jerusalem (1996)
based on a novel by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.

Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish Academy Award-winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or Academy Award and Golden Globe. He was married to Swedish actress Pernilla August from 1991 to 1997.