Dagur Kári
Known for

Directing

Credits

30

Gender

Man

Birthday

12 Dec 1973 (50)

Place of birth

Paris, Frankrig

Also known as
Dagur Kári Pétursson

Dagur Kári

Biography

Dagur Kári (born Dagur Kári Pétursson; 12 December 1973; Paris) is an Icelandic film director. He was born in Paris, France, to Icelandic parents. The family returned to Iceland when he was 3 years old. After attending local schools as a child, Kári went to Denmark for college. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1999, having created the art house short movie Lost Weekend. The film won 11 prizes on the international festival circuit. Kari's first feature film Noi the Albino (Nói albínói, 2003) won several international awards. His second film, Voksne mennesker (Dark Horse, 2005) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, he finished his first English-language film The Good Heart, starring Americans Brian Cox and Paul Dano, and French actress Isild Le Besco. He is also a member of the band Slowblow. He featured their music in Nói albínói. In December 2011 it was announced to produce a drama film Rocketman, which eventually became Virgin Mountain, with Baltasar Kormákur and Dagur Kári was set to direct the film. In January 2013 it is again announced that film will be produced by Kormákur with his partner Agnes Johansen. Denmark's Nimbus Film will co-produce the film. Film's production started in February and will be filmed in the end of 2013, is expected to release in 2015.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2005Screaming MasterpieceSelf
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2023Hygge!Director
2023Hygge!Screenplay
2022Borgen - Power & GloryDirector
2021Welcome to UtmarkDirector
2020The Day We DiedExecutive Producer
2019The Kindness of StrangersExecutive Producer
2018Backstabbing for BeginnersExecutive Producer
2015Virgin MountainDirector
2015Virgin MountainEditor
2015Virgin MountainMusic
2015Virgin MountainWriter
2015NorskovDirector
2012A Normal LifeMusic
2012DawnMusic
2010UndercurrentMusic
2009The Good HeartDirector
2009The Good HeartScreenplay
2005Dark HorseDirector
2005Dark HorseScreenplay
2003Noi the AlbinoDirector
2003Noi the AlbinoScreenplay
2003Noi the AlbinoMusic
2001DramaramaDirector
1999Lost WeekendDirector
1999Lost WeekendWriter
1999Old SpiceDirector
1999Old SpiceScreenplay
1997The ViolinmakerDirector
1997The ViolinmakerWriter