Johan Brisinger is a Swedish film writer and director.
The short film ''Passing Hearts'', which Brisinger wrote and directed in 2004, was honoured with several awards at film festivals around the world, including the audience award at the
Berlinale. At the
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, it came in second in the adult live action category.
In 2006, Brisinger made his debut as a feature film writer and director with the drama ''
Suddenly'' (''Underbara älskade''), starring
Michael Nyqvist
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...
and Anastasious Soulis. It won the Peoples Choice Award at the ''
Guldbagge Awards
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'' in 2007.
His second feature, ''Among Us'' (''Änglavakt''), starring Nyqvist,
Izabella Scorupco
Izabella Scorupco (born Izabela Dorota Skorupko; 4 June 1970) is a Polish-born Swedish actress, singer and model. She is best known for having played Bond girl Natalya Simonova in the 1995 James Bond film ''GoldenEye''. She is also known for her ...
, and
Tchéky Karyo
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was released in Sweden in March 2010.
He directed two
Nordic noir TV series based on crime novels by
Anders Roslund
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In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...
and
Borge Hellström
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Norway
*Borge ...
: ''Box 21'' (2020) and ''Cell 8'' (2022). Both starred
Leonard Terfelt Leonard Daniel Andreas Terfelt, originally Jonson, born 20 August 1976 in Hagersten, is a Swedish actor."Leonard Terfelt". The Swedish Film Read October 8, 2013.
Career
Terfelt made his film debut in 2000 in ''Jalla! Jalla!''. In 2007, he had the ...
and
Mimosa Willamo
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as detectives Ewert Grens and Mariana Hermansson, respectively.
''Box 21'' was filmed in
Bucharest
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and
Stockholm
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,
while ''Cell 8'' was filmed in
Estonia
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.
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Swedish film directors
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Living people