Milad Alami

Milad Alami is a Swedish film director, currently based in Denmark. Born in Iran, he and his family went to Sweden as refugees and he grew up in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden. He was educated at the National Film School of Denmark, and is currently based in Copenhagen. His 2015 short film Mommy won the Robert Award for Best Short Fiction/Animation at the 33rd Robert Awards in 2016. He released his feature-length debut The Charmer in 2017, and followed up in 2023 with Opponent.