Mikael Håfström

Mikael Håfström
Born	(1960-07-01) July 1, 1960 Lund, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Film writer, director
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Kelly Håfström
Parent	Jan Håfström

Jan Mikael Håfström (Swedish: [ˈmiːkˈaɛl ˈhoːvˈstrœm]; born 1 July 1960 in Lund), known as Mikael Håfström, is a Swedish screenwriter and director.

Biography

Håfström directed 1408, a horror film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, in 2007.

In 2011, he directed the exorcism thriller The Rite, which is based on a novel from Matt Baglio.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Original title
1995	Vendetta	director
2001	Days Like This	director, writer	Leva Livet
2003	Kopps	co-writer
2003	Evil	director, co-writer	Ondskan
2004	Drowning Ghost	director, writer	Strandvaskaren
2005	Derailed	director
2007	1408	director
2010	Shanghai	director
2011	The Rite	director
2013	Escape Plan	director
??	Tunnels	director

Television

Year	Title	Role
1989	Terrorns Finger	director
1992	Hassel: De Giriga	director, writer
1992	Botgörarna	director, writer
1996	Skuggornas Hus	director
1997	Chock 1: The Angel of Death	director
1997	Chock 2: Kött	writer
1999	Sjätte Dagen	writer

External links

• Mikael Håfström at IMDb
• Mikael Håfström at the Swedish Film Database