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Mona Fastvold

Mona Fastvold

Writer, producer, director and actor · Born March 7, 1986 (40) · Oslo, Norway

Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Mona Fastvold (born 7 March 1981) is a Norwegian filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014), The World to Come (2020) and The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) and for co-writing The Brutalist (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mona Fastvold, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 7, 1986 (40)
From
Oslo, Norway
Works as
Writer, producer, director and actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Mona Fastvold's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Survival
20%
Society
17%
Self
14%
Bonds
13%
Power
8%
Redemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Dread
3
Contemplative
2
Absurd
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mona Fastvold's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mona Fastvold's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Discipline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • The Testament of Ann Lee(2025)

    Director · Producer · Songs · Vocals · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Atropia(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Long Bright River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Brutalist(2024)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Crowded Room(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • On Our Way(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Triangle of Sadness(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The World to Come(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Homemade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · Actor

  • The Mustang(2019)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Vox Lux(2018)

    Story · Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Rosy(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Follow the Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Christine(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Childhood of a Leader(2015)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Sleepwalker(2014)

    Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Other Woman(2009)

    as Sonia

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Snapshots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Eve

  • Capo Nord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Hotel Cæsar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 125 episodes · as Daphne Flaa

  • Self-Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Origin of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 21 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Brutalist (2024)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

The Brutalist (2024)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 23: 4 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting7 of 23: 3 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting9 of 23: 2 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing8 of 23: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew5 of 23: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

23 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s9 · 3 acting · 7 crew2020s10 · 1 acting · 10 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major awards from 10 major nominations, 2014–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
  2. 2020
    • Venice award, won · Nave d'Argento for Best OTP
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  3. 2017
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  4. 2014
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mona Fastvold's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer

The Sleepwalker (2014)

64th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

The Brutalist (2024)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mona Fastvold's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles35–78 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles25–68 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles17–68 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–83 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles42–78 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mona Fastvold work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mona Fastvold's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brady Corbet shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers