Dagur Kári

Biography

Dagur Kári (born Dagur Kári Pétursson; 12 December 1973; Paris) is an Icelandic film director. He was born in Paris, France, to Icelandic parents. The family returned to Iceland when he was 3 years old. After attending local schools as a child, Kári went to Denmark for college. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1999, having created the art house short movie Lost Weekend. The film won 11 prizes on the international festival circuit. Kari's first feature film Noi the Albin…