Directing

Balder Ljunggren

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Known for

Sky City poster
NR

A young man travels to Stockholm to sell ergonomic shoe insoles. Back in Thailand, his wife and child wait, as he hopes to one day bring them to Sweden. A heartfelt and captivating exploration of dreams and perseverance in a visually stunning depiction of Stockholm.

Sky City

2025

Blinded poster
6.0

An ambitious financial reporter Bea receives an anonymous tip about irregularities at a Swedish major bank. Bea weathered a scoop, but the review is made more difficult by her love affair with the bank's married CEO, Peder. Based on Carolina Neurath's book "Speed Blind" which in turn is inspired by real events.

Blinded

2019

SON poster
NR

A mother and her homeless son’s last line of communication–cement walls, electrical cabinets and dusty windows.

SON

2025

Den sista turisten i Europa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Den sista turisten i Europa

2026

No artwork available
NR

Lisa is 17 and the only one in the class who hasn’t had sex. Sure, she is curious, but it’s not completely easy finding the right person. That she is bound to a wheelchair is not the biggest hurdle. While searching, she is persistently cheered on by her best friend Elsie, who may not always give the best advice.

To Pop a Cherry

2018

That's Amore poster
NR

Olga stands on the brink of adulthood and is making a five-year plan. She starts studying at the university, but at the same time, the allure of the talent hunt at the local mall, with promises of honor and fame, beckons to her. Balder Ljunggren skillfully depicts an ambitious young person torn between the seemingly endless possibilities of the present.

That's Amore

2024

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Sky City poster
NR

A young man travels to Stockholm to sell ergonomic shoe insoles. Back in Thailand, his wife and child wait, as he hopes to one day bring them to Sweden. A heartfelt and captivating exploration of dreams and perseverance in a visually stunning depiction of Stockholm.

Sky City

2025

SON poster
NR

A mother and her homeless son’s last line of communication–cement walls, electrical cabinets and dusty windows.

SON

2025

Den sista turisten i Europa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Den sista turisten i Europa

2026

Den sista turisten i Europa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Den sista turisten i Europa

2026

That's Amore poster
NR

Olga stands on the brink of adulthood and is making a five-year plan. She starts studying at the university, but at the same time, the allure of the talent hunt at the local mall, with promises of honor and fame, beckons to her. Balder Ljunggren skillfully depicts an ambitious young person torn between the seemingly endless possibilities of the present.

That's Amore

2024

You Say That You’re Staying at the Party Because You’re Having Fun poster
NR

With a blank stare and a very clear facial expression, a young woman sits in a Danish courtroom listening to her own testimony. First, it is recited by a judge in Danish, and then it is translated into German by an interpreter so that she can understand it herself. In this way, her story returns to her twice, in two languages and two voices.

You Say That You’re Staying at the Party Because You’re Having Fun

2026

Rift poster
NR

A girl disappears without a trace while playing hide and seek with her friend. The friend is asked to explain how it happened, but the adults around him find it hard to believe his story. With visual originality, the limits of existence are allowed to be stretched in a film that depicts the incomprehensible from a child’s perspective.

Rift

2024

Rift poster
NR

A girl disappears without a trace while playing hide and seek with her friend. The friend is asked to explain how it happened, but the adults around him find it hard to believe his story. With visual originality, the limits of existence are allowed to be stretched in a film that depicts the incomprehensible from a child’s perspective.

Rift

2024