Director

Josef Fares

Directing

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 57022

IMDb ID: nm0267244

Known for: Directing

Born: September 19, 1977

Age: 48

Place of birth: Beirut, Lebanon

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2000 - 2026

Years active: 27

Average TMDB rating: 6.27

Wikidata: Q1345960

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Biography

Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish-Lebanese film director and video game designer of Assyrian descent. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films, including one of his major hits, A Way Out (2018). He is the founder of Hazelight Studios. He was presented with "The Game Of The Year Award" for his game It Takes Two at The Game Awards in 2021. He also directed the game Split Fiction (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Josef Fares, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.