Peter Grönlund
Peter Grönlund (born 1 September 1977) is a Swedish director and screenwriter. For each of his first two feature films, Drifters (2015) and Goliath (2018 film) (2018), he won Guldbagge Awards for Best Screenplay. He is also known for directing the HBO series Beartown (2020) and the Netflix original crime drama Land of Sin (2026).
Peter Grönlund
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- 1 September 1977
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
- Occupation
- * Director
- Awards
- Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay (2016, 2018)
- Nationality
- Sweden
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• Born — 1 September 1977 • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • Awards — Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay (2016, 2018)
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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. Grönlund made his directorial debut in 2009 with the short film Jonny Heiskanen, followed by another short film Bröderna Jaukka in 2010. He made his feature film debut directing and writing Drifters (2015), for which he won a Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay. He won a second Guldbagge for his second feature film, Goliath (2018 film) (2018). 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. The first two episodes premiered in Europe on 18 October 2020, with the remaining three being released weekly afterwards. It had a North American release on Max the following year. The series received positive reviews from critics. Grönlund's direction was highlighted by Karolina Fjellborg in Aftonbladet, Jacob Lundström in Dagens Nyheter, and Jan Andersson in Göteborgs-Posten. He wrote and directed Land of Sin (2026), a Netflix original crime series set in Scania.
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• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes — Reference • 2009 — Jonny Heiskanen — Short film • 2010 — Bröderna Jaukka — Short film • 2011 — The Clearing (short film) — Short film • 2015 — Drifters • 2018 — Goliath (2018 film) • 2020 — Beartown — TV series • 2026 — Land of Sin — TV series
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• Year — Award — Work — Result — Ref. Reference • 2016 — Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay — Drifters • 2019 — Goliath (2018 film)
Peter Grönlund under presentationen av den Svenska filmhösten i Filmhuset i Stockholm den 17 augusti 2015.
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Peter Grönlund under presentationen av den Svenska filmhösten i Filmhuset i Stockholm den 17 augusti 2015.
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