Magnus von Horn

Directing

Magnus von Horn

Born 1983-12-21 · Gothenburg, Sweden

Magnus von Horn, (born 21 December 1983, Gothenburg) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 2013. A few months after he arrived in Poland he was brutally robbed, which resulted in him becoming interested in violent people. His first film was a short documentary about a young Polish criminal. His 2011 short film Without Snow was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film. His debut feature, The Here After, premiered in the Directors' Fortnight of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Girl with the Needle poster
7.6

Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.

The Girl with the Needle

2024

The Girl with the Needle poster
7.6

Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.

The Girl with the Needle

2024

Sweat poster
6.2

Three days in the life of fitness motivator Sylwia Zając, whose presence on social media has made her a celebrity. Although she has hundreds of thousands of followers, is surrounded by loyal employees and admired by acquaintances, she is looking for true intimacy.

Sweat

2020

Sweat poster
6.2

Three days in the life of fitness motivator Sylwia Zając, whose presence on social media has made her a celebrity. Although she has hundreds of thousands of followers, is surrounded by loyal employees and admired by acquaintances, she is looking for true intimacy.

Sweat

2020

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Respected businessman Otto Silbermann tries to escape with his wealth and drifts from train to train as his homeland becomes a cage and his identity dissolves.

The Passenger

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Respected businessman Otto Silbermann tries to escape with his wealth and drifts from train to train as his homeland becomes a cage and his identity dissolves.

The Passenger

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A road movie about three friends who go through a night of fights, separations, arguments, friendship, love and dirty jokes. The common denominator is their constant battle against loneliness.

Mleczaki

2007

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A road movie about three friends who go through a night of fights, separations, arguments, friendship, love and dirty jokes. The common denominator is their constant battle against loneliness.

Mleczaki

2007

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Andrzej Amerski and Bartłomiej Blok performed. A short documentary about passion and dreams.

Odlot

2007

The Here After poster
6.2

When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven.

The Here After

2015

The Here After poster
6.2

When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven.

The Here After

2015

Without Snow poster
5.6

A raw and honest portrait of some youths in a Swedish small town where bullying has devastating consequences. Sixteen-year old Linus and his best friend systematically bully a boy in their class.

Without Snow

2011

Without Snow poster
5.6

A raw and honest portrait of some youths in a Swedish small town where bullying has devastating consequences. Sixteen-year old Linus and his best friend systematically bully a boy in their class.

Without Snow

2011

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Adaptation of the play "Lenny Bruce" by Julian Barry, which is a free biography of the controversial American comedian. Lenny Bruce was famous for his jokes about sex, religion and ethnicity. His performances became the basis for initiating precedent-setting legal proceedings for obscenity.

Lenny Bruce

2007

Radek poster
NR

Radek Peda is a 25-year-old ex-convict, former thief and drug dealer. Coping with his aggression is a heavy duty when nearly everything else has gone out of the window, and especially since the relationships with his father and girlfriend are not pushing him in the right direction.

Radek

2007

Radek poster
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Radek Peda is a 25-year-old ex-convict, former thief and drug dealer. Coping with his aggression is a heavy duty when nearly everything else has gone out of the window, and especially since the relationships with his father and girlfriend are not pushing him in the right direction.

Radek

2007

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This short documentary follows three students in their first year of the Medical Academy in łódź for six months. Three students who do not come from łódź and now, for the first time in their lives, live outside the House. The Film is a deep observation of today's youth and their values. How much can you discover in people in normal and banal situations that we all somehow experienced?

In the Evenings

2013

The Word poster
4.4

Days before the end of the school year, Liliana gives Janek an ultimatum, giving him 24 hours to either prove his love for her or forget about her altogether.

The Word

2014

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"Łódź from dawn to night" is a joint project of the second year of the directing Department of PWSFTViT in łódź implemented from January to March 2007.

Łódź od świtu do nocy

2007

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Etude realized as part of the costume and characterization workshop under the artistic supervision of Ewa Braun.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

2008

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Within 5 Seconds

2007

Echo poster
6.3

The powerful echo of two schoolboys’ actions resonates as they reconstruct their crime and relive the pain of what they have done.

Echo

2008

Echo poster
6.3

The powerful echo of two schoolboys’ actions resonates as they reconstruct their crime and relive the pain of what they have done.

Echo

2008