Milad Alami (born 14 May 1982) is a
Swedish
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film director, currently based in
Denmark
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[Wendy Mitchell]
"Milad Alami talks Berlin wrestling drama ‘Opponent’, next projects"
''Screen Daily
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Born in
Iran
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, he and his family went to Sweden as
refugee
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Skellefteå in the north of Sweden.
[ He was educated at the National Film School of Denmark, and is currently based in ]Copenhagen
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His 2015 short film ''Mommy'' won the ]Robert Award for Best Short Fiction/Animation
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at the 33rd Robert Awards
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Honorees Best Danish ...
in 2016.
He released his feature-length debut '' The Charmer (Charmøren)'' in 2017, and followed up in 2023 with '' Opponent (Motståndaren)''.[Guy Lodge]
"‘Opponent’ Review: A Refugee Turns to Wrestling in a Sharp, Stressful Social Thriller"
'' Variety'', 11 March 2023.
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1982 births
21st-century Danish screenwriters
21st-century Danish male writers
21st-century Swedish male writers
21st-century Swedish screenwriters
Danish male screenwriters
Danish film directors
Swedish male screenwriters
Swedish film directors
Iranian emigrants to Sweden
Living people
Robert Award winners
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