Milad Alami

{{Short description|Swedish film director}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Milad Alami

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| caption = Milad Alami in 2023

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1982|5|14}}

| birth_place = Iran

| nationality = Swedish

| occupation = Film director

| education = National Film School of Denmark

| notable_works = The Charmer (2017), Opponent (2023)

| awards = Robert Award for Best Short Fiction/Animation (2016)

| years_active = 2010–present

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Milad Alami (born 14 May 1982) is a Swedish film director, currently based in Denmark.Wendy Mitchell, [https://www.screendaily.com/features/milad-alami-talks-berlin-wrestling-drama-opponent-next-projects/5179341.article "Milad Alami talks Berlin wrestling drama ‘Opponent’, next projects"]. Screen Daily, 18 February 2023.

Born in Iran, he and his family went to Sweden as refugees and he grew up in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden. He was educated at the National Film School of Denmark, and is currently based in Copenhagen.

His 2015 short film Mommy won the Robert Award for Best Short Fiction/Animation at the 33rd Robert Awards in 2016.Jorn Rossing Jensen, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/319990/ "Milad Alami’s The Charmer being produced by Good Company Films"]. Cineuropa, 24 November 2016.

He released his feature-length debut The Charmer (Charmøren) in 2017,{{cite news |last=Lodge |first=Guy |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/the-charmer-review-1202567029/ |title=Film Review: 'The Charmer' |work=Variety |date=23 September 2017}} and followed up in 2023 with Opponent (Motståndaren).Guy Lodge, [https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/opponent-review-1235550321/ "‘Opponent’ Review: A Refugee Turns to Wrestling in a Sharp, Stressful Social Thriller"]. Variety, 11 March 2023.