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Ruben Östlund

Writer, Director, Editor, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn April 13, 1974 (50 years)
Ruben Östlund (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films Force Majeure (2014), The Square (2017), and Triangle of Sadness (2022), all of which received largely positive reviews and won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d'Or for the latter two. His English-language debut Triangle of Sadness received critical acclaim and earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, with the film itself being nominated for Best Picture.
Known For
  • Triangle of Sadness
  • Force Majeure
  • The Square
  • Play
  • Involuntary
  • Incident by a Bank
  • Downhill
  • Gitarrmongot
  • Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
  • Ten Meter Tower
  • Fantastic Machine
  • Twin Brothers - 53 Scenes in Chronological Order
  • Life and Other Problems
  • Greetings from the Woods
  • An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation

Filmography

2022
2020
Downhill · as Original Film Writer
2017
2014
Force Majeure · as Screenplay
2011
2010
Incident by a Bank · as Screenplay
2008
Involuntary · as Screenplay
2005
2004

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