
Johan Jonason
Directing
Biography
Johan Jonason is a Swedish director, scriptwriter and actor. He started making films while studying Fine Art in London. In 2003 his short film Terrible Boy won the prestigious award 1 km film at Stockholm International Film Festival and was also nominated for the annual Swedish Film Award.
Known For

A new couple, their exes and their children navigate the emotional challenges and tricky logistics of blended family life in this Swedish dramedy.
Bonus Family

A married consultant and a young IT tech kick off a flirty game that challenges societal norms — and leads them to re-evaluate their entire lives.
Love & Anarchy

A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
The Square

Alva wants nothing more than to become a parent together with boyfriend Nico, but it's just not happening. Meanwhile, her sister Ellen has three children with husband Alex — and dearly wishes she hadn't.
Meaning of Life

”Cornelis” is the unique chronicle about one of Sweden’s greatest music legends - Cornelis Vreeswijk. An honest and gripping account of an exceptionally talented, but self-destructive artist’s intense life both on and behind the stage. A man who during his whole life was searching for love and confirmation.
Cornelis

Erika is mentally bruised and starts group therapy with people seeking absolute anonymity.
Hotel

In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. The thieves used an elaborate scheme called the 'little brother number' or 'brother trick', involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric rather than physical violence.
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Roy has lost his motivation and spends his days at home. Finally his wife can't take it anymore and sends him away on an alternative treatment. The method is ridiculous. Roy doesn't understand what he's doing there. The therapist is strange, so strange that Roy suspects that something is wrong. When he wants to leave, things get unpleasant for real.
Guidance

A 10-year-old girl discovers that her privileged life may have something to do with the reason she doesn’t have any siblings.
The Less Fortunate

An applicant. A jury. The most prestigious film school. An admission test where you balance a stick on your finger.
The Stick

A wealthy elderly man is attacked and devastated. He can't let go of the incident, nor the thought of the perpetrator or the man who found and saved him.
Nyheter i skärgården

An upper-class cuple on the way home from the party ask a female employee, dressed as a savage, to howl at the moon. Her refusal to take part in the role playing game leads to an absurd and twisted series of events that overthrow the established order of power.
Under the Bridge

Josefine, 16, lives a relaxed and fluttering life on a sailing boat together with her dad. It's the two against the world and Josefine likes to have her dad for herself. When her dad meets a woman, Josefine's life threatens. He wants to stay, but Josefine wants to the sea ...
Josefines himmel

Dreams of Japan and unexpected career opportunities when an uncle depicts future plans for a boy in a twisted, bizarre, and wonderfully humorous film, where sumo wrestling shadow figures and werewolf howls create an unforgettable crescendo.
The Japanese Illusion

A Swedish singer trades Europe for China. Like a blonde nephew of Bryan Ferry, he enters the burgeoning music scene in Shanghai, where electronic dance music dominates. But is this new land of opportunity ready for his soul-searching, tormented voice? Is music really such a universal language?
Conquering China

The Midnight Sun blurs the line between night and day. For part of the year, living close to the Arctic Circle means having more hours of the day to spend bonding with others. Though this, in combination with a lack of things to do, breeds creativity in some folks, others might arguably have too much time on their hands. The concept of status quo, i.e. nothing has changed, has seldom been more suitable.
Status Quo

Alone in her bedroom, Dalia traverses the dirty hands of those around her.
Dalia

“My Cousin Klara”, tells the story of two young Swedish girls, Lisa and Klara, on the run in the woods. They meet a man, who gives them a ride. Even though Lisa understands the man should not be trusted, she accepts his money and leaves Klara alone.
My Cousin Klara

A neurotic recording session releases emotional turmoil.
Dance Music Now

If you are going to be really good at something, you need to start early. If you are a piano player too.