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The Square

2017 film directed by Ruben Östlund
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The Square is a comedy drama and satirical film. It received the Palme d'Or[1][2]. At the European Film Awards it won Best Film, Best Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenwriter, plus two additional awards[1][2].

Key Facts

  • Award received: Palme d'Or[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award for Best Comedy[5], European Film Award for Best Director[6], European Film Award for Best Actor[7], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[8], European Film Award for Best Production Designer[9], Greta[10]
  • Director: Ruben Östlund[11]
  • Screenwriter: Ruben Östlund[12]
  • Genre: comedy drama[13], satirical film[14]
  • Cast member: Claes Bang[15], Elisabeth Moss[16], Dominic West[17], Terry Notary[18], Sofie Hamilton[19], Christopher Læssø[20], Johan Jonason[21], Stefan Gödicke[22], Julia Sporre[23], John Nordling[24], Annica Liljeblad[25], Per Magnus Johansson[26], Daniel Hallberg[27], Marga Pettersson[28]
  • Producer: Erik Hemmendorff[29], Philippe Bober[30]
  • Production company: Plattform Produktion[31], Film i Väst[32], Coproduction Office[33], Sveriges Television[34], Imperative Entertainment[35], Arte France Cinéma[36], Essential Filmproduktion[37]
  • Director of photography: Fredrik Wenzel[38]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[39], Swedish[40], Danish[41]
  • Commons category: The Square (2017 film)[42]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[43]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[44], 85%[45], 73/100[46], 7.1/10[47]
  • Color: color[48]
  • Country of origin: Sweden[49], Germany[50], France[51], Denmark[52]
  • Publication date: August 25, 2017[53], May 20, 2017[54], November 23, 2017[55], October 19, 2017[56], October 5, 2017[57]
  • Distributed by: Teodora Film[58], Cirko Film[59], Hulu[60]
  • Narrative location: Stockholm[61]
  • Official website: https://www.squarethefilm.com/[62]
  • Film editor: Ruben Östlund[63], Jacob Schulsinger[64]
  • Participant in: 30th European Film Awards[65]
  • Nominated for: European Film Award for Best Actor[66], European Film Award for Best Director[67], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[68], European Film Award for Best Film[69], European Film Award for Best Comedy[70]

Why It Matters

The Square has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]

FAQs

What awards did The Square receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award for Best Comedy[5], and European Film Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

Denmark Dominic West Elisabeth Moss film France Germany Ruben Östlund Stockholm Sveriges Television Sweden

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [71] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [72] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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