Lukas Moodysson
Lukas Moodysson is a Swedish director born in Lund, celebrated for empathetic, socially conscious films examining adolescence, community, and personal desperation. Show Me Love, following two teenage girls' tentative romance in a small, homophobic Swedish town, established his warm, humanistic early style, while Together turned a similarly gentle eye toward the everyday absurdities and genuine bonds within a 1970s commune. Lilya 4-ever, a devastating account of a teenage girl trafficked into sexual slavery after being abandoned in the former Soviet Union, marked a dramatic and much darker shift in his work, becoming one of the most harrowing films made about human trafficking. We Are the Best!, a joyful account of young girls forming a punk band, showed a return to his earlier warmth. Moodysson's range from tender social realism to unflinching depictions of exploitation has made him one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Swedish cinema.
Lukas Moodysson
15 Directed
2 Series
Lukas Moodysson is a Swedish director born in Lund, celebrated for empathetic, socially conscious films examining adolescence, community, and personal desperation. Show Me Love, following two teenage girls' tentative romance in a small, homophobic Swedish town, established his warm, humanistic early style, while Together turned a similarly gentle eye toward the everyday absurdities and genuine bonds within a 1970s commune. Lilya 4-ever, a devastating account of a teenage girl trafficked into sexual slavery after being abandoned in the former Soviet Union, marked a dramatic and much darker shift in his work, becoming one of the most harrowing films made about human trafficking. We Are the Best!, a joyful account of young girls forming a punk band, showed a return to his earlier warmth. Moodysson's range from tender social realism to unflinching depictions of exploitation has made him one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Swedish cinema.
TV Shows
Full Filmography
Time of Flowers
Writer
2025
Film
We Are Not Leaving
Director
2025
Film
Together 99
Director
2023
Film
Gösta
Creator
2019–
TV
We Are the Best!
Director
2013
Film
Mammoth
Director
2009
Film
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
Director
2006
Film
Container
Director
2006
Film
A Hole in My Heart
Director
2005
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Lukas Moodysson and where are they from?
Lukas Moodysson is 57 years old, born on January 17, 1969 in Lund, Skåne County, Sweden.
What are the most famous roles of Lukas Moodysson?
Lukas Moodysson is best known for directing Lilya 4-ever, Show Me Love, Together.
How many movies has Lukas Moodysson directed?
Over a 31-year career (since 1995), Lukas Moodysson has directed or written 15 films and worked on 2 TV shows.
What was Lukas Moodysson's first movie?
The career of Lukas Moodysson began with Det var en mörk och stormig natt (1995).
What is Lukas Moodysson's most recent movie or series?
Lukas Moodysson's most recent release is Ellen and Bengt's House, which premiered on January 25, 2026.
What TV shows has Lukas Moodysson created or directed?
On television, Lukas Moodysson has appeared in Gösta, Det nya landet.
Lukas Moodysson
1969-01-17 · Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
Karl Frederik Lukas Moodysson (born 17 January 1969) is a Swedish author and film director. First appearing in public as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big public, and international, breakthrough directing the 1998 romance film Show Me Love. He has since directed a string of films with different styles and public appeal, as well as continued to write both poetry and novels. In 2007, the Guardian ranked Moodysson 11th in its list of the world’s best directors, describing his directorial style as “heartfelt and uncompromising.”Lukas Moodysson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.