Biography
Danish film director Simon Staho (born 1972) has worked with a number of renowned Swedish actors, including Mikael Persbrandt, Noomi Rapace, Pernilla August and Erland Josephson. Staho’s first feature film Vildspor/Wildside (1998) was shot in Iceland and starred Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. It was selected for the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Variety wrote in its review: “A solidly crafted thriller with links to classic film noir, though the bleakly beautiful Icelandic settings invest this tale of friendship and betrayal with a distinct ambience. Intelligent and suspenseful fare.”
Directed
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Daisy Diamond (2007) — Director
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Wildside (1998) — Director
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Day and Night (2004) — Director
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Now (2003) — Director
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Heaven's Heart (2008) — Director
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Bang Bang Orangutang (2005) — Director
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Love Is in the Air (2011) — Director
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The Miracle (2013) — Director
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Warriors of Love (2009) — Director
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The Stranger (2025) — Director