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Zaida Bergroth

Zaida Bergroth

Director and writer · Born February 8, 1977 (49) · Kivijärvi, Finland

Zaida Bergroth is a Finnish film director. She graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2004. Her first feature, Last Cowboy Standing was released in 2009.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 8, 1977 (49)
From
Kivijärvi, Finland
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 14 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Zaida Bergroth's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
27%
Morality
18%
Ideas
15%
Power
7%
Society
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · 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 3 · Full focus 0

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 2

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Dread
1
Bittersweet
2
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Zaida Bergroth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Zaida Bergroth'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

14 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Topi Borgin elokuvakerho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Detective from Beledweyne(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Tove(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Writer

  • Maria's Paradise(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Miami(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Princess of Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Naispoliisi Sarin ääni

  • The Good Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · "B" Camera Operator · Writer

  • Last Cowboy Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Playing Solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Toimittaja oopperalla

  • The Town Manager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Heavy Metal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Veera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Hägring 38 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Miami (2017)

$654K worldwide

Highest rated

Tove (2020)

Midcredits 75th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 13: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting10 of 13: 4 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting6 of 13: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleOther crew1 of 13: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

13 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Zaida Bergroth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director

Tove (2020)

Midcredits 75th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Zaida Bergroth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zaida Bergroth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Samu Heikkilä shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers