Hans Petter Moland ( born 17 October 1955 ) is a Norwegian film director . Moland was born in Oslo . He had received awards for his commercials at major festivals , including Cannes , before he made his feature debut in 1993 with '' The Last Lieutenant '' . He followed up with '' Zero Kelvin '' ( 1995 ) , '' Aberdeen '' ( 2000 ) and '' The Beautiful Country '' ( 2004 ) , which was selected for Competition in Berlin . He also directed the short film '' United We Stand '' , which has been awarded prizes at several major film festivals . He is also well known for his collaboration and deep friendship with Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård , having directed him in three movies ; '' Zero Kelvin '' , '' Aberdeen '' and '' En ganske snill mann '' ( 2010 ) , the latter being nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival
60th Berlin International Film Festival
60th Berlin International Film Festival
Hans Petter Moland