A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Claes Olle Ruben Östlund
Рубен Эстлунд
루벤 외스트룬드
루벤 외스틀룬드
Birthplace:
Styrsö, Gothenburg, Sweden
Born:
April 13, 1974
Ruben Östlund (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films Force Majeure (2014), The Square (2017), and Triangle of Sadness (2022), all of which received largely positive reviews and won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d'Or for the latter two. His English-language debut Triangle of Sadness received critical acclaim and earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, with the film itself being nominated for Best Picture.
Art Department Production Assistant:
2016 Ten Meter Tower
Camera Operator:
1997 Free Radicals
2016 Ten Meter Tower
Cinematography:
1997 Free Radicals
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2016 Ten Meter Tower
Creative Director:
1997 Free Radicals
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
Director:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2008 Involuntary
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2022 Triangle of Sadness
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
Director of Photography:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2003 Irmelin
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2008 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
2008 Involuntary
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2022 Triangle of Sadness
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
Editor:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Kalle och bollhavet
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2003 Irmelin
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2006 Weekend
2008 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
2008 Involuntary
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2022 Triangle of Sadness
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
Executive Producer:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Kalle och bollhavet
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2003 Irmelin
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2006 Weekend
2008 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
2008 Involuntary
2009 Greetings from the Woods
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2011 Twin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2020 Downhill
2022 Triangle of Sadness
2023 And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
2024 Life and Other Problems
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
Original Film Writer:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Kalle och bollhavet
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2003 Irmelin
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2006 Weekend
2008 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
2008 Involuntary
2009 Greetings from the Woods
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2011 Twin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2020 Downhill
2022 Snow thérapie
2022 Triangle of Sadness
2023 And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
2024 Life and Other Problems
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
Producer:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Kalle och bollhavet
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2003 Irmelin
2004 Den ljusnande framtid är vår
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2006 Weekend
2008 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
2008 Involuntary
2009 Greetings from the Woods
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2011 Twin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2020 Downhill
2022 Snow thérapie
2022 Triangle of Sadness
2023 And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
2024 Life and Other Problems
???? Redoubt
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
Screenplay:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Kalle och bollhavet
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2003 Irmelin
2004 Den ljusnande framtid är vår
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2006 Weekend
2008 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
2008 Involuntary
2009 Greetings from the Woods
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2011 Twin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2020 Downhill
2022 Snow thérapie
2022 Triangle of Sadness
2023 And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
2024 Life and Other Problems
???? Redoubt
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
Thanks:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Kalle och bollhavet
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2003 Irmelin
2004 Den ljusnande framtid är vår
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2006 Weekend
2008 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
2008 Involuntary
2009 Greetings from the Woods
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2011 Twin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2020 Downhill
2022 Marks
2022 Snow thérapie
2022 Triangle of Sadness
2023 And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
2023 Beau Is Afraid
2024 Life and Other Problems
???? Redoubt
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
Writer:
1997 Free Radicals
1998 Free Radicals II
2001 Let the Others Deal With Love
2001 Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv
2002 Family Again
2002 Kalle och bollhavet
2002 Mustasch: Down in Black
2003 Irmelin
2004 Den ljusnande framtid är vår
2004 The Guitar Mongoloid
2005 Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
2006 Nattbad
2006 Weekend
2008 An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
2008 Involuntary
2009 Greetings from the Woods
2010 Incident by a Bank
2011 Play
2011 Twin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order
2014 Force Majeure
2016 Fight on a Swedish Beach!!
2016 Ten Meter Tower
2017 The Square
2020 Downhill
2022 Marks
2022 Snow thérapie
2022 Triangle of Sadness
2023 And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
2023 Beau Is Afraid
2024 Life and Other Problems
???? Redoubt
???? The Entertainment System Is Down
???? Toast
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