Zaida Bergroth

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Zaida Bergroth (born 8 February 1977) is a Finnish film director best known for her 2020 film Tove . [1] [2]

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Career

Bergroth was born in Kivijärvi in 1977. She graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2004. [3] [4] Her first feature, Last Cowboy Standing was released in 2009. In 2019 it was announced that she would direct a biopic on the Moomin author Tove Jansson, titled Tove, which was released in 2020. [5] [6]

Selected filmography

Personal life

Bergroth has a sister, writer Aina Bergroth, and her mother is the painter Marjatta Tapiola. [10]

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