Klaus Härö (born 31 March 1971 in

Porvoo Porvoo (; sv, Borgå ; la, Borgoa) is a city and a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland, situated on the southern coast about east of the city border of Helsinki and about from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval to ...

, Finland) is a

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. In 2004, he won Finland's State Prize for Art. Härö grew up in a Swedish-speaking Finnish family. He studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at the University of Industrial Arts in Helsinki. He has directed several feature films, including '' Elina: As If I Wasn't There'' (2003), '' Mother of Mine'' (2005) and '' The New Man'' (2007), as well as documentaries and short films. He works in both Sweden and Finland. In 2003 Klaus Härö received the

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, the winner of which was chosen by

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himself. Four of Härö's features were chosen as Finland's submission for the best foreign-language film category at the

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Films

*'' Elina: As If I Wasn't There'' (2003) *'' Mother of Mine'' (2005) *'' The New Man'' (2007) *''

Letters to Father Jacob ''Letters to Father Jacob'' ( fi, Postia pappi Jaakobille) is a 2009 Finnish drama film written and directed by Klaus Härö. Set in the early 1970s and based on a story by Jaana Makkonen, the film tells the story of Leila, a pardoned convict, who ...

'' (2009) *''

The Fencer ''The Fencer'' ( fi, Miekkailija, et, Vehkleja) is a 2015 biographical drama film about the life of Endel Nelis, an accomplished Estonian fencer and coach. It was directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa. Filming began in Estoni ...

'' (2015) *''

One Last Deal ''One Last Deal'' ( fi, Tuntematon mestari) is a 2018 Finnish drama film directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Ol ...

'' (2018) *''

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'' (2020) *''My Sailor, My Love'' (2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haro, Klaus 1971 births Living people People from Porvoo Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish film directors Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture alumni