Arvin Kananian

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Beck 27 - Room 302 (2015)

The body of a young woman is found in a Stockholm hotel room. It appears that she has been strangled after a night partying with two young men, but the room was paid for using the credit card of a mugging victim whose alibi doesn't add up. Martin and Gunvald ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mårten Klingberg
CAST:  Peter Haber  •  Mikael Persbrandt  •  Ingvar Hirdwall  •  Rebecka Hemse

The body of a young woman is found in a Stockholm hotel room. It appears that she has been strangled after a night partying with two young men, but the room was paid for using the credit card of a mugging victim whose alibi doesn't add up. Martin and Gunvald ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mårten Klingberg
CAST:  Peter Haber  •  Mikael Persbrandt  •  Ingvar Hirdwall  •  Rebecka Hemse

Security (2015)

Victor is new to his job as a s Security guard. He has some lofty ideals and does not want to be a bad guy. but the job is worse than he thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Lilja
CAST:  Arvin Kananian  •  Christopher Wagelin

Victor is new to his job as a s Security guard. He has some lofty ideals and does not want to be a bad guy. but the job is worse than he thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Lilja
CAST:  Arvin Kananian  •  Christopher Wagelin

Aniara (2019)

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Lilja  •  Pella Kågerman
CAST:  Emelie Jonsson  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Bianca Cruzeiro  •  Anneli Martini

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Lilja  •  Pella Kågerman
CAST:  Emelie Jonsson  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Bianca Cruzeiro  •  Anneli Martini

Housewife Alien vs. Gay Zombie (2017)

Ken and Rob just moved into an old house with a dark past - the old owner turned into a zombie. Rob ignores the warning and read from a mysterious book that summons a demon from the forest. Ken is tormented by the demon and gradually turned into a zombie. At the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andreas Samuelson
CAST:  Anna Walman  •  Hector Lopez  •  Anna Modén  •  Sanna Wallin

Ken and Rob just moved into an old house with a dark past - the old owner turned into a zombie. Rob ignores the warning and read from a mysterious book that summons a demon from the forest. Ken is tormented by the demon and gradually turned into a zombie. At the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andreas Samuelson
CAST:  Anna Walman  •  Hector Lopez  •  Anna Modén  •  Sanna Wallin

A Hustler's Diary (2017)

Metin is a small time hustler in a Stockholm suburb, filled with big dreams but bogged down by the circular world of street crime. Things change when his secret diary becomes a hot item for a posh book publisher, and Metin must decide if he's really up to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivica Zubak
CAST:  Can Demirtas  •  Lena Endre  •  Shebly Niavarani  •  Selma Caglar

Metin is a small time hustler in a Stockholm suburb, filled with big dreams but bogged down by the circular world of street crime. Things change when his secret diary becomes a hot item for a posh book publisher, and Metin must decide if he's really up to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivica Zubak
CAST:  Can Demirtas  •  Lena Endre  •  Shebly Niavarani  •  Selma Caglar

The Escape (2015)

Salomon has achieved everything he ever wanted. From the outside it looks as if he is living the suburban dream with a good looking wife, kids and a nice house. But still he can't get rid of the feeling that something is lost and that he's constantly drifting apart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Johan Tappert
CAST:  Reuben Sallmander  •  Frida Liljevall  •  Christopher Wagelin  •  Lea Tappert-Lilja

Salomon has achieved everything he ever wanted. From the outside it looks as if he is living the suburban dream with a good looking wife, kids and a nice house. But still he can't get rid of the feeling that something is lost and that he's constantly drifting apart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Johan Tappert
CAST:  Reuben Sallmander  •  Frida Liljevall  •  Christopher Wagelin  •  Lea Tappert-Lilja

The Unthinkable (2018)

Sweden faces a mysterious attack while Alex tries to reunite with his youth love, Anna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Danell
CAST:  Christoffer Nordenrot  •  Lisa Henni  •  Jesper Barkselius  •  Pia Halvorsen

Sweden faces a mysterious attack while Alex tries to reunite with his youth love, Anna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Danell
CAST:  Christoffer Nordenrot  •  Lisa Henni  •  Jesper Barkselius  •  Pia Halvorsen

Things we do - Based on a True Situation (2020)

Maja feels her boyfriend, Farad, has tired of her. Perhaps he just needs a less infected comprehension of who she is? How much can you twist the truth to give the relationship a new start?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna-Karin Örander
CAST:  Anna-Lo Fjellström  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Katarina Calleberg

Maja feels her boyfriend, Farad, has tired of her. Perhaps he just needs a less infected comprehension of who she is? How much can you twist the truth to give the relationship a new start?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna-Karin Örander
CAST:  Anna-Lo Fjellström  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Katarina Calleberg

My Life as a Comedian (2019)

Juha, 12, class clown in the suburb of Sävbyholm, Sweden. To be funny is the only thing he is good at and all he wants is to fit in the social peckingorder at school. When Juha as an adult performs the show – My Life As A Comedian- to sold out theatres and tells ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rojda Sekersöz
CAST:  Fredrik Hallgren  •  Jakob Eklund  •  Johan Rheborg  •  Anna Bjelkerud

Juha, 12, class clown in the suburb of Sävbyholm, Sweden. To be funny is the only thing he is good at and all he wants is to fit in the social peckingorder at school. When Juha as an adult performs the show – My Life As A Comedian- to sold out theatres and tells ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rojda Sekersöz
CAST:  Fredrik Hallgren  •  Jakob Eklund  •  Johan Rheborg  •  Anna Bjelkerud

Palmegruppen goes for a very long lunch (2018)

Palmegruppen has tried to solve the murder of the Swedish prime minister Olof Palme for over 30 years now. What do they do all day? Who are they? What happens if they close down without solving the case?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy Olsson
CAST:  Johan Hedenberg  •  Camilla Larsson  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Dan Andersson

Palmegruppen has tried to solve the murder of the Swedish prime minister Olof Palme for over 30 years now. What do they do all day? Who are they? What happens if they close down without solving the case?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy Olsson
CAST:  Johan Hedenberg  •  Camilla Larsson  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Dan Andersson

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruben Östlund
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Harris Dickinson  •  Charlbi Dean  •  Zlatko Burić

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruben Östlund
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Harris Dickinson  •  Charlbi Dean  •  Zlatko Burić

The Pig from Turkey (2020)

Musse is a mannerly local doctor trying to live by the rules, but the challenges from his environment threaten his ability to control situations and he becomes the person he despises.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tuna Özer
CAST:  Arvin Kananian  •  Miryam Meral  •  Hümeyra Rencber  •  Sanna Hultman

Musse is a mannerly local doctor trying to live by the rules, but the challenges from his environment threaten his ability to control situations and he becomes the person he despises.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tuna Özer
CAST:  Arvin Kananian  •  Miryam Meral  •  Hümeyra Rencber  •  Sanna Hultman

I, Julia (2020)

14-year old Julia is a frequent witness to the physical and psychological abuse her mother endures from her father. The fearfulness Julia lives in daily is evidenced by the many activities she starts, but can never finish, dreading her father’s reaction. Albeit he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arvin Kananian
CAST:  Olle Sarri  •  Ylvali Rurling  •  Anna Littorin

14-year old Julia is a frequent witness to the physical and psychological abuse her mother endures from her father. The fearfulness Julia lives in daily is evidenced by the many activities she starts, but can never finish, dreading her father’s reaction. Albeit he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arvin Kananian
CAST:  Olle Sarri  •  Ylvali Rurling  •  Anna Littorin

Tomorrow the Birds Will Sing (2020)

A film about the state in which the aspiring artist finds herself. In a creative world, the artist's desperate pursuit is transformed into her own purgatory by bitter competition and constant need for confirmation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arvin Kananian
CAST:  Jamil Drissi  •  Nina Mårshagen  •  Cecilia Frode  •  Louie Marti

A film about the state in which the aspiring artist finds herself. In a creative world, the artist's desperate pursuit is transformed into her own purgatory by bitter competition and constant need for confirmation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arvin Kananian
CAST:  Jamil Drissi  •  Nina Mårshagen  •  Cecilia Frode  •  Louie Marti

Folly (2021)

In a frightening vision of the future, Sweden has handed over government power to an AI. Since then, economic development has been explosive, but when the journalist Folly is about to reveal the truth behind Sweden's international operations, its power becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Lilja
CAST:  Josette Bushell-Mingo  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Andrew Lowery  •  Mei Hsia Wang Wächtler

In a frightening vision of the future, Sweden has handed over government power to an AI. Since then, economic development has been explosive, but when the journalist Folly is about to reveal the truth behind Sweden's international operations, its power becomes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Lilja
CAST:  Josette Bushell-Mingo  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Andrew Lowery  •  Mei Hsia Wang Wächtler

Tied (2019)

Helena and Stefan are celebrating their ten year wedding anniversary with a dinner party at a big mansion in the countryside. But as the evening goes on, things they have kept from each other comes to light, conflicts arise, and when the sun rises the next morning ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristina Lodén Nilsson
CAST:  Maria Fahl-Vikander  •  Susanna Helldén  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Göran Parkrud

Helena and Stefan are celebrating their ten year wedding anniversary with a dinner party at a big mansion in the countryside. But as the evening goes on, things they have kept from each other comes to light, conflicts arise, and when the sun rises the next morning ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristina Lodén Nilsson
CAST:  Maria Fahl-Vikander  •  Susanna Helldén  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Göran Parkrud

Krabbad #flerochfler (2020)

Three parallel events during the same night. The main characters lose control and their loyalty is jeopardized.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shahab Mehrabi
CAST:  Rubina Banfield  •  Cecilia Bejarano  •  Arman Fanni  •  Johan Hafezi

Three parallel events during the same night. The main characters lose control and their loyalty is jeopardized.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shahab Mehrabi
CAST:  Rubina Banfield  •  Cecilia Bejarano  •  Arman Fanni  •  Johan Hafezi

The Schoolmaster Games (2022)

St. Sebastian College is only open to male, homosexual students. The same goes for the faculty who fought passionately to create this gay utopia free from hatred and discrimination. But beneath the seemingly perfect façade, a quagmire of jealousy, intrigue, dark ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ylva Forner
CAST:  Johan Ehn  •  Christian Arnold  •  Nino Forss  •  Arvin Kananian

St. Sebastian College is only open to male, homosexual students. The same goes for the faculty who fought passionately to create this gay utopia free from hatred and discrimination. But beneath the seemingly perfect façade, a quagmire of jealousy, intrigue, dark ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ylva Forner
CAST:  Johan Ehn  •  Christian Arnold  •  Nino Forss  •  Arvin Kananian

Opponent (2023)

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milad Alami
CAST:  Payman Maadi  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Marall Nasiri  •  Alexandro Soltani

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milad Alami
CAST:  Payman Maadi  •  Arvin Kananian  •  Marall Nasiri  •  Alexandro Soltani

Fiktiv granskning - En grävande historia (2022)

An objective, fictional and completely true account of when the Sockerdricka rush wears off and our most beloved characters have to grow up. We meet a forgotten Pippi Longstocking, the traumatized financial shark Alfie Atkins and a bitter Karlsson-on-the-Roof who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy Olsson
CAST:  Niklas Engdahl  •  Johni Tadi  •  Sissela Benn  •  Beppe Olsson Wendel

An objective, fictional and completely true account of when the Sockerdricka rush wears off and our most beloved characters have to grow up. We meet a forgotten Pippi Longstocking, the traumatized financial shark Alfie Atkins and a bitter Karlsson-on-the-Roof who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy Olsson
CAST:  Niklas Engdahl  •  Johni Tadi  •  Sissela Benn  •  Beppe Olsson Wendel
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