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Josef Fares

Josef Fares

Josef

Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Crystal-Simorgh winning Swedish film

director of Lebanese Aramean origin. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who

has appeared in many of his films. Josef Fares moved to Sweden when he was 10

years old and lives in Örebro, Örebro län. Variety declared him one of ten

upcoming directors to watch in 2006. The same year he won the Nordic Council

Film Prize for his film Zozo. He also played the character of "Josef"

in his feature film Leo, which was selected for the Focus section in the 58th

Edition of the Berlin International Film Festival in 2008. In 2013

he directed his first video game Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons: a story-driven

adventure video game, well received by critics, about an interaction between

the two boys with each other and the journey around their world.

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Movies Made By Josef Fares (7)

Bekas (2012)

Two shoeshiner homeless brothers named Zana and Dana live on the edge of survival. They catch a glimpse of Superman through a hole in the wall at the local cinema and decide that they want to go to America in order to meet Superman. ...

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Balls (2010)

A heartwarming tale about a beloved father who is trying to cope with cultural clashes, loss and the search for love in average Swedish society. ...

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Hockey Model (2008)

Linn is a model who started playing hockey at the age of ten. Now she plays with a bunch of guys. But it is difficult to combine the model job with hockey. ...

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Leo (2007)

Surrounded by his family and friends Leo celebrates his 30th birthday by toasting the future. But when the party ends and Leo and his girlfriend walk home something happens that will change their lives forever... ...

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Zozo (2005)

A Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden. ...

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Kopps (2003)

A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management ...

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The Best Man's Wedding (2000)

Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to Lebanon. Meanwhile, Roro's best friend, Måns, has serious problems getting an erection. ...

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Movies Starring Josef Fares (2)

Leo (2007)

Surrounded by his family and friends Leo celebrates his 30th birthday by toasting the future. But when the party ends and Leo and his girlfriend walk home something happens that will change their lives forever... ...

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The Babylon Syndrome (2004)

When Maja's boyfriend travels to India for a couple of months, she is left with no place to stay. She begins lodging with Mattias, a young unemployed man with a group of slacker friends and a 'seize the day' attitude to life. At first terrified by their ir ...

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