Viktor Johansson
Directing
Biography
Viktor Johansson is a Swedish writer and film director. In 2007 he received the Boras Debut Award and then in 2010 he received a scholarship from the Gerard Bonnier Fund. He is a member of the action group Art the Streets.
Known For

Bengt is equally surprised and moved when Ellen shows up unannounced. Tentatively, they begin to approach each other through shared memories and experiences, while the neighbors’ children run riot outside and the record player blasts DDR punk by Namenlos.
Ellen and Bengt's House

Sabina has traveled from Romania to the small Swedish town Holmsund with her Roma brothers. They work in a garage and Sabina is looking for a job. Elin, born and raised in Holmsund, is in the church singing at the graduation ceremony. A summer is about to start and Sabina will get to know Elin. Together they will revolt against the old ways and find something new in each other. At the same time the society around them collapses in fear and Elin’s dad becomes insane by sorrow. Because there is a madness in the Swedish idyll.
The Unpromised Land

It's midsummer. A guy has ghosted Jana, and Philip has been dumped in a city unknown to him. They match and decide to see each other.
The Lonely Cougar and the Heartbroken Stud

Rain beats against the car window as Yoshi treats his son to a hamburger. But amid the bites, he struggles to express something that will fundamentally change their lives. Dreams collide with obligations in this sensitively and poetically crafted film about the relationship between a father and son.
True Artist

Coral grows outside of the government-run liquor store and the diamond factory’s soul watches over ghosts, refuges and sleeper who move through a depopulated northern Sweden.
Inside the Diamond

Teenage outsiders take refuge into an underground world of strange subcultures. A father is training his daughter to manage without him. The kids from Palestine are crafting slingshots. Two boys reject their parents in a rite of passage.
Under Gottsunda

A chance encounter, followed by some persuasion, prompts Kennet to revive his film career—a decision that leads to something far greater and more transformative.
The Sequel to Summer Rain

Viktor Johansson is back with a new semi-documentary. This time about teenage outsiders from Flogsta, on the outskirts of Uppsala.
Flogsta Heaven

Tariq is about to be deported from Sweden, but with the help of Nathalie and her dirt bike, they head towards a mysterious refugee island across the ice.
Stranded

Seven outcasts who, despite their special needs, come together in a strange demonstration in a deserted schoolyard. We get to visit the world and rituals they create during bright summer evenings when normal society draws its curtains.
Windows

Pelle is haunted by horror star Jacky as she jumps out of the TV screen. The slasher short "Jacky" is composed of recently unearthed VHS-tapes.