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Peter Grönlund
Born (1977-09-01) 1 September 1977 (age 47)
Tehran, Iran
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
AwardsGuldbagge Award for Best Screenplay (2016, 2018)

Peter Grönlund (born 1 September 1977) is an Iranian-born Swedish director and screenwriter. For each of his first two feature films, Drifters (2015) and Goliath [sv] (2018), he won Guldbagge Awards for Best Screenplay.

Biography

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He was born on 1 September 1977 in Tehran, Iran. He was adopted by Swedish parents and grew up in Bromma.[1][2]

In January 2019, it was announced that Grönlund would be directing Beartown, a television adaptation of Fredrik Backman's 2016 novel of the same name.[3] It was HBO Europe's second Swedish series, after Lukas Moodysson's Gösta in 2019.[4] The first two episodes of Beartown premiered in Europe on October 18, 2020, with the remaining three being released weekly afterwards.[5] It had a North American release on Max the following year.[6] Beartown received positive reviews from critics..[7][8] Grönlund's direction was highlighted by Karolina Fjellborg [sv] in Aftonbladet, Jacob Lundström [sv] in Dagens Nyheter, and Jan Andersson in Göteborgs-Posten.[9][10][11]

Filmmaking credits

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Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2011 The Clearing [sv] Yes Yes Short film
2015 Drifters Yes Yes
2018 Goliath [sv] Yes Yes [12]
2020 Beartown Yes No TV series [13]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Result Ref.
2016 Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay Drifters Won [14]
2019 Goliath [sv] Won [15]

References

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  1. ^ Ekdahl, Pernilla (3 October 2018). "Tar med biopubliken till samhällets skuggsida". Norra Skåne. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ^ Ekfeldt, Johan (29 August 2022). "Peter Grönlund rotar i sig själv". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Fredrik Backmans Björnstad blir tv-serie på HBO Nordic" [Fredrik Backman's "Björnstad" becomes a TV series on HBO Nordic]. Expressen (in Swedish). 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Isande drama från start till mål" [Chilling drama from start to finish]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 October 2020. Fredrik Backman, författaren vars mest kända rollfigur Ove tog sig ända till Oscarsgalan, började skriva "Björnstad" som tv-serie, men färdigställde den som bok. Nu har den alltså ändå blivit serie, HBO Nordics andra svenska sådana efter Lukas Moodyssons "Gösta" (2019). [Fredrik Backman, the author whose most famous character Ove made it all the way to the Oscars, started writing “Björnstad” as a TV series, but completed it as a book. Now it has become a series after all, HBO Nordic’s second Swedish series after Lukas Moodysson’s “Gösta” (2019).]
  5. ^ Björkvall, Helena (18 October 2020). "Nytt drama av Backman" [New drama by Backman]. Västerbottens Folkblad (in Swedish) – via PressReader.
  6. ^ Jones, Rachel (21 February 2021). "Skating around secrets". Concord Monitor. pp. s2. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Beartown - Season 1 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Beartown season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  9. ^ Fjellborg, Karolina (15 October 2020). ""Björnstad": "Årets hittills solklart bästa svenska tv-serie"" [Beartown about macho culture, peer pressure and rural mentality]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  10. ^ Lundström, Jacob (16 October 2020). "Skridskovassa "Björnstad" bästa svenska serien just nu" [Ice-skating ”Björnstad” the best Swedish series right now]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. ^ Andersson, Jan (13 October 2020). "Jan Andersson: "Björnstad" veckans största premiär" [Jan Andersson: "Björnstad" biggest premiere of the week]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 May 2025 – via PressReader.
  12. ^ Gentele, Jeanette (3 October 2018). "Total misär i "Tjuvheder"-regissörens nya film". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  13. ^ Lundström, Jacob (16 October 2020). "Skridskovassa "Björnstad" bästa svenska serien just nu" [Ice-skating ”Björnstad” the best Swedish series right now]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  14. ^ ""Tjuvheder"-regissör gör ny film". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 March 2017. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  15. ^ Lundin, Caroline; Hill, Siri (28 January 2019). "Guldbaggegalan – här är alla vinnare". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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