
Directing
Josef Fares
Born 1977-09-19 · Beirut, Lebanon
Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish-Lebanese film director and video game designer of Assyrian descent. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films, including one of his major hits, A Way Out (2018). He is the founder of Hazelight Studios. He was presented with "The Game Of The Year Award" for his game It Takes Two at The Game Awards in 2021. He also directed the game Split Fiction (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Josef Fares, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
5.6When 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 irresponsibility, she soon finds herself drawn into their orbit.
The Babylon Syndrome
2004
5.7Surrounded 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...
Leo
2007
NRHow can an entire career in the cultural sector not count? The Minister of Education has announced that one-third of the funding for adult education associations is to be cut, with the money instead being invested in educational programs that lead to “real jobs.” What happens to the next generation of creators? And what do we lose as a society when the pathways into the cultural sector become increasingly scarce?
Inte Ett Riktigt Jobb
2026
Behind the camera
6.4A 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 board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.
Kopps
2003
6.4A 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 board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.
Kopps
2003
6.3Roro, 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.
The Best Man's Wedding
2000
6.3Roro, 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.
The Best Man's Wedding
2000
4.7A heartwarming tale about a beloved father who is trying to cope with cultural clashes, loss and the search for love in average Swedish society.
Balls
2010
4.7A heartwarming tale about a beloved father who is trying to cope with cultural clashes, loss and the search for love in average Swedish society.
Balls
2010
5.8A Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden.
Zozo
2005
5.8A Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden.
Zozo
2005
5.7Surrounded 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...
Leo
2007
5.7Surrounded 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...
Leo
2007
6.0Linn 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.
Hockey Model
2008