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.

  • Title: Josef Fares
  • Popularity: 1.885
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1977-09-19
  • Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon
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Josef Fares Movies

  • 2004
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    The Babylon Syndrome
    The Babylon Syndrome

    5.1 2004 HD

    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...

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  • 2007
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    Leo
    Leo

    5.9 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2000
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    The Best Man's Wedding
    The Best Man's Wedding

    6.276 2000 HD

    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....

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  • 2003
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    Kopps
    Kopps

    6.333 2003 HD

    A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot...

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  • 2003
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    Kopps
    Kopps

    6.333 2003 HD

    A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot...

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  • 2010
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    Balls
    Balls

    4.6 2010 HD

    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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  • 2010
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    Balls
    Balls

    4.6 2010 HD

    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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  • 2012
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    Bekas
    Bekas

    7.549 2012 HD

    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...

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  • 2005
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    Zozo
    Zozo

    5.759 2005 HD

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

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  • 2005
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    Zozo
    Zozo

    5.759 2005 HD

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

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  • 2007
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    Leo
    Leo

    5.9 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 1970
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    It Takes Two
    It Takes Two

    1 1970 HD

    As they go through a divorce, May and Cody find their minds transported into two dolls that their daughter, Rose, made to represent them. Now they...

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  • 2023
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    Exodus
    Exodus

    8.2 2023 HD

    A professional smuggler tries to save a 12-year-old girl whose family has gone missing in the Syrian war.

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  • 2000
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    The Best Man's Wedding
    The Best Man's Wedding

    6.276 2000 HD

    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....

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  • 2008
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    Hockey Model
    Hockey Model

    8 2008 HD

    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...

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  • 2007
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    Leo
    Leo

    5.9 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2007
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    Leo
    Leo

    5.9 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2015
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    Renées brygga
    Renées brygga

    1 2015 HD

    TV presenter invites Swedish celebrities and interesting personalities to her summer island in the Stockholm Archipelago for an evening filled with...

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  • 2010
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    Solsidan
    Solsidan

    6.9 2010 HD

    The series is named after a small part of Saltsjöbaden called Solsidan. It revolves around Alex and Anna who are expecting their first child and...

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  • 2009
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    Skavlan
    Skavlan

    5 2009 HD

    Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in...

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  • 2010
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    Hellenius Hörna
    Hellenius Hörna

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2022
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    GAME GENOME
    GAME GENOME

    8.333 2022 HD

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