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The Square

2017-08-25 Drama 2hr 31m

A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.

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A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.

  • Released
    2017-08-25
  • Revenue
    $9,494,535
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    2hr 31m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Dansk, English, svenska
  • imdb-logo
    7.1
  • Production
    ZDF/Arte, Plattform Produktion, ARTE France Cinéma, Coproduction Office, Essential Filmproduktion, Imperative Entertainment, SVT, Film i Väst, Société Parisienne de Production

Crew

Ruben Östlund
Director
Ruben Östlund
Writer
Erik Hemmendorff
Producer
Keywords:
satire theft installation town square shame art museum altruism father daughter relationship

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Cast

Claes Bang

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Christian
Elisabeth Moss

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Anne
Dominic West

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Julian
Terry Notary

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Oleg
Christopher Læssø

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Michael
Lise Stephenson Engström

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Daughter
Lilianne Mardon

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Marina Schiptjenko

Marina Schiptjenko
Elna
Annica Liljeblad

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Sonja
Elijandro Edouard

Elijandro Edouard
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Daniel Hallberg

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Martin Sööder

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John Nordling

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Account Manager
Maja Gödicke

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Marketing First Assistant
Nicki Dar

Nicki Dar
Nicki
Josephine Schneider

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Office Worker
Sofie Hamilton

Sofie Hamilton
Robber
Robert Hjelm

Robert Hjelm
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Anna-Stina Malmborg

Anna-Stina Malmborg
Senior Donator
Gunnar Häglund

Gunnar Häglund
Senior Donator
Nina Strand

Nina Strand
Fundraiser
Erik Sundfeldt

Erik Sundfeldt
Man on the Street
Peggy Johansson

Peggy Johansson
Museum Guard
Jonas Dahlbom

Jonas Dahlbom
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Sofica Ciuraru

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Stefan Gödicke

Stefan Gödicke
Man with Tourette's
Mia Svenheimer

Mia Svenheimer
Wife
Per Magnus Johansson

Per Magnus Johansson
Pro-Tolerance Psychologist
Erika Jareman

Erika Jareman
Saleswoman
Julia Sporre

Julia Sporre
Saleswoman
Clemens Poellinger

Clemens Poellinger
Art Theorist
Copos Pardaliam

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Pauline Hansson

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Pierre Elmqvist

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Madeleine Barwén Trollvik

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Tiby

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Chimpanzee
Johan Jonason

Johan Jonason
Journalist
Bo Melin

Bo Melin
Journalist
Sonya Flores Espinosa

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Journalist
Joakim Lamotte

Joakim Lamotte
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Kolya Hardy

Kolya Hardy
Coach
Bobcats

Bobcats
Cheerleaders
Eva Kumler

Eva Kumler
Robert Oskarsson

Robert Oskarsson
Kalle Soukas

Kalle Soukas
Jan Wallin

Jan Wallin
Roger Andersson

Roger Andersson
Geica Pruteanu

Geica Pruteanu
Marcel Macau

Marcel Macau
Simona Ciuraru

Simona Ciuraru
Papusa Ciuraru

Papusa Ciuraru
Omar Ahmed

Omar Ahmed
Ceikh Secka Sosse

Ceikh Secka Sosse
Oliver Roque Sakari

Oliver Roque Sakari
Ali Al-Anbari

Ali Al-Anbari
Mohammad Admirza

Mohammad Admirza
Torleif Svensson

Torleif Svensson
John Rindefjäll

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Mikael Olsson

Mikael Olsson
Artist
Julia Frej

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Nicole Walker

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Konrad Olsson

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Jimmy Guo

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Christel Elsayah

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Holly Astera

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Sara Bourke

Sara Bourke
Peter Vitanen

Peter Vitanen
Amélie Juliusson

Amélie Juliusson
Linda Anborg

Linda Anborg
Red Carpet Guest (uncredited)
Emelie Beckius

Emelie Beckius
Businesswoman (uncredited)
Peter Díaz

Peter Díaz
Gallery Guest (uncredited)
Sarah Giercksky

Sarah Giercksky
Extra (uncredited)
Fareed Ahmedi

Fareed Ahmedi
Commuter / Worker (uncredited)
Daniel Kristiansson

Daniel Kristiansson
Cheerleading Contest Attendant (uncredited)
Janet Leon

Janet Leon
Janet Leon (uncredited)
Uri Levanon

Uri Levanon
Rabbi (uncredited)
Jan Lindwall

Jan Lindwall
Art Critic (uncredited)
Iman Mirbioki

Iman Mirbioki
Stroller (uncredited)
Marga Pettersson

Marga Pettersson
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Moa Enqvist Stefansdotter

Moa Enqvist Stefansdotter
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Henric Wassberg

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A Review by j0ng 8

Written by j0ng on 2018-03-25

I'm not a great fan of dramas, but this was an entertaining film. I gave this 4 stars just for the ape scene.... read more

I'm not a great fan of dramas, but this was an entertaining film. I gave this 4 stars just for the ape scene.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-26

I maybe just wasn't in the right mood for this, but after about half an hour I really didn't much care what happened to "Christian" (Claes B... read more

I maybe just wasn't in the right mood for this, but after about half an hour I really didn't much care what happened to "Christian" (Claes Bang), or pretty much anyone else. He runs one of those galleries that puts a glass of water on a dusty shelf and calls it art. You know, emperor's new clothes kind of stuff. His latest "exhibition" is designed to remind the public of their responsibilities to each other but his focus is diverted when he is the victim of a pickpocket. No phone. No wallet. He devises an unique way to get them back by putting a note through all of his neighbours' letter boxes delivering an accusatory ultimatum. Curiously enough, that's not the only stupid idea he has as this rather plodding drama meanders it's way from one bad decision to another for 2½ hours. It reaches it's most bizarrely surreal when the entertainment - "Oleg" (Terry Notary) - at a very fancy fund-raising dinner goes quite spectacularly wrong, but there are plenty other daft scenarios as he tries to sort out a marketing campaign, manage a curiously sterile relationship with "Anne" (a dreadfully wooden Elizabeth Moss) and deal with an increasingly exasperating kid (Elijandro Edouard) who seems to think his own family think he nicked the stuff! To be fair to Bang, he does manage to imbue quite a decent degree of insufferable arrogance as his pompous character finds all of his comfort blankets taken away and himself exposed to a society that couldn't care less, indeed is even openly critical, of his obvious double standards. I did like the premiss, but auteur Ruben Östlund indulges himself too completely for me, and I was frankly bored by the end. Maybe a tightening edit could help refocus the humour and the moral of the story? Sorry - not for me.

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A Review by j0ng

I'm not a great fan of dramas, but this was an entertaining film. I gave this 4 stars just for the ape scene....

reviewer avatar

A Review by j0ng 8

Written by j0ng on 2018-03-25

I'm not a great fan of dramas, but this was an entertaining film. I gave this 4 stars just for the ape scene....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-26

I maybe just wasn't in the right mood for this, but after about half an hour I really didn't much care what happened to "Christian" (Claes Bang), or pretty much anyone else. He runs one of those galle...

read more