Magnus von Horn, (born 21 December 1983, Gothenburg), is a Swedish-Polish[1][2] film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 2013.[3] A few months after he arrived in Poland he was brutally robbed, which resulted in him becoming interested in violent people. His first film was a short documentary about a young Polish criminal.[4] His 2011 short film Without Snow was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film.[5] His debut feature, The Here After, premiered in the Directors' Fortnight of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
His sophomore film, Sweat, was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, which was cancelled due to COVID.[7] His third feature, The Girl with the Needle, premiered in the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Palme d’Or.[8]
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