Simon Staho
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 2, 1972
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen, Denmark
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.”
Movies directed by Simon Staho
- Daisy Diamond 2007 · ★ 5.6
- Wildside 1998 · ★ 5.9
- Day and Night 2004 · ★ 6.4
- Now 2003 · ★ 5.6
- Heaven's Heart 2008 · ★ 5.2
- Bang Bang Orangutang 2005 · ★ 5.4
- Love Is in the Air 2011 · ★ 3.8
- The Miracle 2013 · ★ 4.7
- Warriors of Love 2009 · ★ 3.8
- The Stranger 2025