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Mona Masri

Swedish screenwriter Mona Masri is the writer of upcoming war drama A Life’s Worth, a six- part series inspired by the first Swedish UN battalion in Bosnia 1993. A Life’s Worth is expected to premiere internationally in the spring of 2025.

Masri is one of the writers of the Netflix original series Snabba Cash which premiered to fantastic reviews in 2021. The second season saw its premiere in September 2022, also to rave reviews. Masri is also one of the writers of the Danish Netflix series Copenhagen Cowboy (2023) created by acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn. Copenhagen Cowboy; a thrill-inducing, neon-drenched noir series set across six episodes premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

Masri’s debut feature film Amina had its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech Film Festival where it was very well-received. The drama about a young MMA fighter struggling with motherhood saw it’s Swedish cinema premiere in December 2023, and UK premiere in October 2024.

Before turning to screenwriting Masri worked for ten years as a journalist for major Swedish media outlets such as Dagens Nyheter, Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio. She was also the host of radio shows OBS Magasin and P1 Kultur for several years.

Masri has studied journalism and creative writing at JMK and Lund University, and screenwriting at the renowned Alma Löv Script Academy, which she graduated from in 2018. She splits her time between Denmark and Sweden.

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Mona Masri writer of ‘A Life’s Worth’

Yellow Bird is set to produce the drama series A Life’s Worth, inspired by the novel of the same name. Producer Maida Krak has teamed up with writers Mona Masri (Easy Money) and Oliver Dixon, while Ahmed Abdullahi (Top Dog) is the director. The cast includes Edvin Ryding (Young Royals), Maxwell Cunningham (Top Dog), and Erik Enge (Tigers).

The drama series is inspired by events within the Bosnian conflict in the 1990s, and focuses on a group of Swedish U.N. soldiers struggling with the complexities of war.

‘Amina’ to premiere in Swedish theatres

Amina, written by Mona Masri and directed by Ahmed Abdullahi, had its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech Film Festival, and will see its Swedish premiere this Friday December 1.

This is the anticipated feature debut for both writer and director.

Amina, a young and talented mixed martial arts fighter, struggles to raise her seven year old daughter. When she gets a shot at the world MMA championships, she is forced to make the toughest choice of her life.

‘Amina’ to premiere at the Marrakech Film Festival

Amina, written by Mona Masri and directed by Ahmed Abdullahi, will have its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech Film Festival on November 17. This is the anticipated feature debut for both the writer and director.

The star-packed jury consists of Paolo Sorrentino, Susanne Bier, Oscar Isaac, Vanessa Kirby, Diane Kruger, Justin Kurzel, Nadine Labaki, Laïla Marrakchi and Tahar Rahim.

Amina, a young and talented mixed martial arts fighter, is striving to get back to her passion. With no support from her parents, she struggles to raise her seven-year-old daughter. Against all odds, she gets a shot at the MMA world championships. Now, she is forced to make the toughest choice of her life: whether to be a world-class fighter or the mother she is expected to be.

Fantastic reviews for ‘Snabba Cash Season 2’

The much-awaited second season of Snabba Cash premiered September 22 on Netflix to outstanding reviews. 

Sweden simply has the best gangster series of all time. /…/ Snabba Cash is again worth the money – and only increases in value. The Swedes have taken the lead, and now it’s up to everyone else to reach their level.
Soundvenue ★★★★★

It feels. It hurts. Netflix’s Snabba Cash is a series that stays with you. /…/ So watch these six new episodes and experience Adam Kai’s breakthrough, and how Oskar Söderlund and Jesper Ganslandt, the series’ architects, chisel out a story that continues to take characters down the cliff that was the first season and is now extremely close to the abyss.
Expressen ★★★★

Snabba Cash should be your next Netflix obsession. /…/ It’s the kind of show that grabs hold tight and doesn’t let go.”
IndieWire

Not a single word too many in the dialogue which really hits the mark. /…/ But above all, a note of desperation has crept its way in this time, which is impossible to look away from and truly channels reality. A Swedish tragedy in effective thriller packaging.
DN ★★★★

“Söderlund and Ganslandt’s work is outstanding. /…/ You will not be able to stay unaffected by this superb series!”
Filmparadiset ★★★★

“I can assure you that you will not be disappointed. Söderlund continues to introduce fascinating, albeit tragic, individual destinies and Ganslandt’s direction still hits the mark.”
Filmtopp.se ★★★★

Script, direction, acting and environments are top notch. /…/ An incredibly tight thriller. /…/ Oskar Söderlund’s script is like a close-up handheld camera, the dialogue is incredible, the plot is like a severe covid infection: feverish, making the airways shrink and the heart pound fast.
TVdags ★★★★

 

‘Snabba Cash Season 2’ to premiere on Netflix

September 22 will see the worldwide premiere of the highly anticipated second season of the action drama Snabba Cash on Netflix. The first season was praised by viewers and critics alike, and fantastic reviews for the second season are now coming in.

Snabba Cash Season 2 is created by Oskar Söderlund and Jesper Ganslandt. Aron Levander and Mona Masri join in as episode writers. Jens Lapidus is the author behind the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the series.

‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ to World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival

Acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn (Pusher, Drive, The Neon Demon) is returning to his roots for Copenhagen Cowboy, a Netlix series which will be his first Danish production in 15 years. The series is to premier at the 2022 Venice Film Festival this fall which will take place at Venice Lido from 31 August to 10 September.

The six-episode drama is described as a thrill-inducing, neon-drenched noir series which revolves around a young heroine called Miu who travels through Copenhagen’s criminal netherworld.

The series stars Angela Bundalovic, Lola Corfixen and Zlatko Buric, and among the series writers one can find talented Swedish screenwriter Mona Masri.

Copenhagen Cowboy will be launched on Netflix by the end of the year.

‘Snabba Cash Season 2’ to premiere at Way Out West

Snabba Cash, Netflix’ successful and critically acclaimed Swedish original series, will have its second season exclusive world premiere at the Swedish festival Way Out West August 11-13 followed by a global release on Netflix in the fall of 2022.

Snabba Cash Season 2 is written by Oskar Söderlund and directed by Jesper Ganslandt, who also are the creators and show runners of the series. Lisa Farzaneh and Måns Månsson are also directors for the second season. Aron Levander and Mona Masri joins as episode writers. Jens Lapidus is the author behind the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the series.

‘Beartown’ and ‘Snabba Cash’ nominated for Kristallen awards

HBO’s Beartown, based on the novel of the New York Times No. 1 bestselling author Fredrik Backman and adapted for television by Anders Weidemann, is nominated for a Swedish Emmy – a Kristallen award – for ‘Best Drama’. Also in the running for the award is Netflix’s Snabba Cash, written by Oskar Söderlund and directed by Jesper Ganslandt, both creators and show runners of the series. Jens Lapidus is the author behind the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the series, also titled Snabba Cash.

The Kristallen Gala will take place on August 27th in Stockholm, Sweden.

Second season of ‘Snabba Cash’ greenlit

Netflix has announced a second season of the hugely successful and critically acclaimed Swedish original series Snabba Cash, inspired by Jens Lapidus’ novel of the same title. Season 2 will be written by Oskar Söderlund and directed by Jesper Ganslandt, who are also the creators and show runners behind the series. Aron Levander and Mona Masri will join as episode writers. The series is produced by Nicklas Wikström Nicastro for SF Studios in collaboration with Strive Stories.

Evin Ahmad (Dröm Vidare, Quicksand), will once again play the leading role of Leya. Season 2 will continue the thrilling story of Leya’s life as she navigates the contrasting worlds of ruthless start-up environments and Stockholm’s underworld.

“With Snabba Cash Season 1, we wanted to tell a modern story through characters that, though they commit morally ambiguous acts, share the same feelings and dreams as many of us. We are overwhelmed that so many people have taken our series to their hearts. But the coolest thing of all is that a lot of people have felt they finally have been represented in a big drama series. That is truly the finest reward of all,” says Jesper Ganslandt, director, and Oskar Söderlund, head writer.

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Netflix original series ‘Easy Money’ now filming

The shooting of Easy Money, the Swedish Netflix original series, is underway in Stockholm. The show is a reboot of the hugely successful trilogy of feature films based on the Stockholm Noir books by Jens Lapidus. The series will take place ten years after the events of the feature film Easy Money – Life Deluxe (2013), and will follow Leya, a young single mom trying to make it within the startup scene and becomes entangled in the criminal world.

Jesper Ganslandt is directing, with Nicklas Wikström Nicastro producing for SF Studios. The series is written and created by Oskar Söderlund together with Jens Lapidus, who’s also serving as the executive producer. Among the show's episode writers we find Mona Masri.

Evin Ahmad, known from the feature film Dröm Vidare (2017) and the two Netflix series Quicksand (2019) and The Rain season 2 (2019), is playing the lead. The cast also includes Alexander Abdallah, Ali Alarik, Olle Sarri and Dada Fungula Bozela as well as Jozef Wojciechowicz (Z.E).

Easy Money will premiere on Netflix in 2021.

Mona Masri joins Salomonsson Agency

During her career, Swedish screenwriter Mona Masri has worked as a writer, journalist, documentary maker and essayist for major Swedish media such as Dagens Nyheter, Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio, where she also hosted the culture programs OBS Magasin and P1 Kultur for several years.

In 2018, Masri received an Ingmar Bergman scholarship and was selected by the Swedish Film Institute as one of five Swedish participants in the Nordic Film Lab, a program for upcoming Nordic Filmmakers.

Masri is currently writing the Danish drama series Amal for HBO Nordic. She is also working on her first feature film alongside several other film and TV projects in both Sweden and Denmark.