Milad Alami

Milad Alami (born 14 May 1982) is a Swedish film director, currently based in Denmark.[1]

Born in Iran, he and his family went to Sweden as refugees and he grew up in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden.[1] He was educated at the National Film School of Denmark, and is currently based in Copenhagen.[1]

His 2015 short film Mommy won the Robert Award for Best Short Fiction/Animation at the 33rd Robert Awards in 2016.[2]

He released his feature-length debut The Charmer (Charmøren) in 2017,[3] and followed up in 2023 with Opponent (Motståndaren).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wendy Mitchell, "Milad Alami talks Berlin wrestling drama ‘Opponent’, next projects". Screen Daily, 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ Jorn Rossing Jensen, "Milad Alami’s The Charmer being produced by Good Company Films". Cineuropa, 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ Lodge, Guy (23 September 2017). "Film Review: 'The Charmer'". Variety.
  4. ^ Guy Lodge, "‘Opponent’ Review: A Refugee Turns to Wrestling in a Sharp, Stressful Social Thriller". Variety, 11 March 2023.
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