The Square (2017 film)

The Square
The Square
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ruben Östlund
Written by	Ruben Östlund
Produced by	Erik Hemmendorff; Philippe Bober;
Starring	Claes Bang; Elisabeth Moss; Dominic West; Terry Notary;
Cinematography	Fredrik Wenzel
Edited by	Ruben Östlund; Jacob Secher Schulsinger;
Production; companies	Plattform Produktion; Film i Väst; Essential Films; Parisienne; Coproduction Office; Sveriges Television; Imperative Entertainment; Arte France Cinéma; ZDF; Arte; Svenska Filminstitutet; Council of Europe – Eurimages; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; Nordisk Film & TV Fond; Det Danske Filminstitut – Minorordningen; Alamode Filmverleih; TriArt Distribution; DR;
Distributed by	TriArt Film (Sweden); Alamode Filmverleih (Germany); BAC Films (France); Scanbox Entertainment (Denmark);
Release dates	20 May 2017 (Cannes); 25 August 2017 (Sweden); 18 October 2017 (France); 19 October 2017 (Germany); 23 November 2017 (Denmark);
Running time	151 minutes
Countries	Sweden; Germany; France; Denmark;
Languages	Swedish; Danish; English;
Budget	$5.5 million
Box office	$9.5 million

The Square is a 2017 satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ruben Östlund. The film stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West and Terry Notary. A Swedish production with co-production support from Germany, France and Denmark, it was shot in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Berlin. The story was partly inspired by an installation Östlund and producer Kalle Boman had made. Östlund was also inspired by a notorious incident involving Oleg Kulik and cast Notary in a parody, drawing on Notary's experience imitating apes.

The film was entered into the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and won the Palme d'Or. It was subsequently selected for the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It went on to win six European Film Awards, including Best Film; two Guldbagge Awards, including Best Director; and other honours. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.

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