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The Square

2017 · 151 min

A cringe-inducing satire that balances awkward humour with sharp social critique, keeping you squirming and thinking.

Directed by
Ruben Östlund
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
How it feels
Satirical, cynical, tense and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, morality, power, identity
Content
Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Ruben Östlund
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour7
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ruben Östlund
Written by
Ruben Östlund
Starring
Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary, Christopher Læssø, Lise Stephenson Engström, Lilianne Mardon, Marina Schiptjenko
Cinematography
Fredrik Wenzel
Runtime
151 min
Country
Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, United States of America
Languages
Danish, English, Swedish

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