Palm Springs International Film Society
2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • The Square

    Directed by Ruben Östlund
    Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark | 151 minutes | Talking Pictures

  • The Square

    Directed by Ruben Östlund
    Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark | 151 minutes | Talking Pictures

  • The Square

    Directed by Ruben Östlund
    Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark | 151 minutes | Talking Pictures

  • The Square

    Directed by Ruben Östlund
    Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark | 151 minutes | Talking Pictures

2018 Film Festival

Following his masterpiece Force Majeure (PSIFF 2015), which skewered the social dynamics of family behavior, Ruben Östlund returns with this hilarious and provocative story of a respected museum curator who finds it difficult to live up to his own purported ideals. Winner of the 2017 Palme d’Or.

film synopsis

Following his masterpiece Force Majeure (PSIFF 2015), which skewered the social dynamics of family behavior, Ruben Östlund returns with this hilarious and provocative story of a respected museum curator who finds it difficult to live up to his own purported ideals. Winner of the 2017 Palme d’Or.

In competition for the FIPRESCI Prize.

film details

Director: Ruben Östlund
Producers: Philippe Bober, Erik Hemmendorff
Screenwriter: Ruben Östlund
Cinematographers: Fredrik Wenzel
Editor: Jacob Secher Schulsinger, Ruben Östlund
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Claes Bang, Dominic West, Terry Notary, Christopher Læssø
Country: Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark
Language: Swedish, Danish and English
Year: 2017
Running Time: 151 minutes
Awards: Academy Award Shortlist, Best Foreign Language Film; Golden Globe Nominee, Foreign Language Motion Picture; Palme d’Or, Vulcain Prize for the Technical Artist; Cannes Film Festival; Best Picture, Comedy Picture, Fantastic Fest

guests in attendance

Director Ruben Östlund

2018 Film Festival