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Directed by Ruben Östlund
2014, Sweden, 118 min
Swedish w/English subtitles
A sensation at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, proving Ruben Östlund is one of the most daring and audacious filmmakers to emerge in the last decade. A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing when the sudden, shocking threat of an avalanche prompts an impulsive, selfish and perhaps unforgivable reaction from Tomas. Mother Ebba calls for her husband Tomas as she tries to protect their children. Tomas, meanwhile, is running for his life, and the film grippingly and incisively measures the fallout from Tomas’ fateful act, replete with bravura sequences — from the frighteningly realistic avalanche scene to the incredibly extended crying jag that teeters between the harrowing and the hilarious.
*Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
*Sweden’s entry for the Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film.
