FILM DIRECTOR

Nils Gaup

1955 - Today

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Nils Gaup (born 12 April 1955) is a Sámi film director from Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nils Gaup has received more than 70,421 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Nils Gaup is the 1,673rd most popular film director (down from 1,504th in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from Norway (down from 508th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 70k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Nils Gaups by language

Over the past year Nils Gaup has had the most page views in the with 9,401 views, followed by German (1,619), and Swedish (1,405). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (600.00%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (126.39%), and Malagasy (74.80%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nils Gaup ranks 1,673 out of 2,041. Before him are Kevin Macdonald, Lowell Thomas, William Daniels, Philippe Falardeau, Nimród Antal, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. After him are Rainer Simon, Kasi Lemmons, Robert Eggers, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Tariq Anwar, and Craig Gillespie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Nils Gaup ranks 581. Before him are Maud Olofsson, Aleksandras Abišala, Markus Ryffel, Udo Kiessling, Patrizio Sala, and Gjoko Hadžievski. After him are Linda Mvusi, Joey Baron, Stephen Robinson, Ruben Buriani, Carlene Carter, and Peter Müller.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Nils Gaup ranks 580 out of 1,039. Before him are Alisha Boe (1997), Knut Holmann (1968), Terje Hauge (1965), Cashmere Cat (1987), Anniken Huitfeldt (1969), and Geir Rönning (1962). After him are Reidar Kvammen (1914), Erling Jevne (1966), Tore Ruud Hofstad (1979), Jakob Ingebrigtsen (2000), Faust (1974), and Kari Traa (1974).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Norway

Among film directors born in Norway, Nils Gaup ranks 4. Before him are Anja Breien (1940), Morten Tyldum (1967), and Bent Hamer (1956). After him are Espen Sandberg (1971), Tommy Wirkola (1979), André Øvredal (1973), Joachim Rønning (1972), and Deeyah Khan (1977).

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Filmography

Journey to the Christmas Star
Director
13 year old kind-hearted Sonja arrives at a tiny village together with a company of bandits. But there is a curse on the village. A long time ago, the King’s only daughter Goldhair disappeared while searching for the Christmas Star. The Queen died of a broken heart, leaving the shattered King all on his own. From that day on, the King cursed the Christmas Star, thereby causing darkness and grief to descend upon the land. However, an old sage has revealed that Goldhair is still alive, and will return only if the King finds the way back to the Christmas Star. Ever since, the King has been searching for the Christmas Star every Christmas, but all in vain.
Nov 9o 20126.015 / 10
Pathfinder
Director
Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, including the parents and their little daughter, the family's teenage son, Aigin, observes the slaughter. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Sámi whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. The boy stays alone to avenge his family's murder. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Sámi. He guides them but has a plan to destroy the barbarous people before reaching the camp.
Sep 3o 19877.2 / 10
The Last King
Director
Norway, 1204. A civil war between the birkebeiners —the king's men— and the baglers —supporters of the Norwegian aristocracy and the Church— ravages the country. Two men must protect a baby, the illegitimate son of King Håkon, who will be the future king and peacemaker, from those who want to kill him.
Feb 12o 20165.686 / 10