Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (2)
| Original title | The Square |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Form | Live-action |
| Average rating | 4,08 / 5 |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 2017-08-25 |
Cast
Plot summary
A modern museum struggles with their visitor numbers and the newly appointed creative director decides to hire a PR agency to help promote the upcoming exhibition called...
Related
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Promoted film contact
Festival contact (feature):
Petter Mattsson
+46 8 665 11 34
petter.mattsson@filminstitutet.se
Theo Tsappos
+46 8 665 11 33
theo.tsappos@filminstitutet.se
Titles
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Crew
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| Line Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
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| Executive Producer | |
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| Location Manager |
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| Production Assistant | |
| Runner | |
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| Location Scout | |
| Assistant Location Scout | |
| Production Accountant | |
| Post Production Supervisor | |
| Film Commissioner | |
| First Assistant Cameraman | |
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| Still Photographer | |
| Gaffer | |
| Best Boy | |
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| Color Grading | |
| Compositor | |
| Visual Effects | |
| Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) | |
| Music Supervisor | |
| Assistant Production Designer | |
| Carpenter | |
| Matte painting | |
| Propman | |
| Assistant Property Master | |
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| Construction Coordinator | |
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| Assistant Film Editor | |
| Sound Editor | |
| Foley | |
| Re-recording Mixer | |
| Re-recording | |
| Trainee | |
| Legal Advisor | |
| Insurance | |
| Other Crew |
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| Governess |
Cast
Companies
| Arpade Expert Comptable | |||
| Titles | Metric | ||
| Production Company | Plattform Produktion AB | ||
| Advance allocations | Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DCP) | Triart Film AB | ||
| Legal Advisor | DLA Nordic | ||
| Rambergs Advokater | |||
| Caterer | Kockrocken | ||
| Alldes Matkultur | |||
| Sales | The Coproduction Office | ||
| Other Company | Ljud & Bildmedia AB | ||
| Convendum | |||
| Gothenburg Film Studios | |||
| Alleycat | |||
| DFG Deutsche FilmversicherungsGemeinschaft | |||
| European Film Bonds | |||
| Rotorfilm | |||
| Goodbye Kansas | |||
| Foleyworks AB |
Plot summary
A modern museum struggles with their visitor numbers and the newly appointed creative director decides to hire a PR agency to help promote the upcoming exhibition called “The Square”. The Square is an elegant and telling satire addressing topics of responsibility and trust.
Swedish censorship / rating
| Certificate number | 204675 |
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| Date | 2017-08-08 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Notes | Digitalfil. |
Technical specifications
| Length in minutes | 142 min |
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| Dialogue |
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| Subtitled |
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Production location
| Göteborg | Sweden | |||||
| Stockholm | Sweden | |||||
| Berlin | Germany |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 2017-08-25 | Sweden | ||||
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| Cinematheque screening | 2018-03-17 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden |
Awards
| Prize | Madrid | 2018 | (bästa europeiska film / Best European Film, Goya Awards, Spanien) | ||
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| Nominated for the Guldbagge Award | Stockholm | 2018 | Best Picture | ||
| Academy Award Nomination | Los Angeles | 2018 | (bästa icke-engelskspråkiga film) | ||
| Nominated for the Guldbagge Award | Stockholm | 2018 | Best Set Design | Josefin Åsberg | |
| Stockholm | 2018 | Best Screenplay | Ruben Östlund | ||
| Stockholm | 2018 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Claes Bang | ||
| The Guldbagge Award | Stockholm | 2018 | Best Cinematography | Fredrik Wenzel | |
| Stockholm | 2018 | Best Director | Ruben Östlund | ||
| Festival Award | Cannes | 2017 | Josefin Åsberg | (Prix Vulcain de l'artiste technicien, Festival de Cannes, Frankrike) | |
| Austin | 2017 | (bästa film / Best Picture, Comedy Features, Fantastic Fest, USA) | |||
| European Film Award | Berlin | 2017 | Ruben Östlund | (bästa manusförfattare / Best European Screenwriter) | |
| Berlin | 2017 | Claes Bang | (bästa manliga skådespelare / Best European Actor) | ||
| Berlin | 2017 | Ruben Östlund | (bästa regissör / Best European Director) | ||
| Berlin | 2017 | (bästa europeiska film / Best European Film) | |||
| Berlin | 2017 | (bästa europeiska komedi / Best European Comedy) | |||
| Palme d'Or | Cannes | 2017 | (Festival de Cannes, Frankrike) | ||
| European Film Award | Berlin | 2017 | Josefin Åsberg | (bästa produktionsdesigner/ Best European Production Designer) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders.
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Gauge | DCP |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Gauge | DCP |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Gauge | DCP |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Gauge | ProRes |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Gauge | ProRes |
| Element type | Digitalt arkivmaterial |
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| Gauge | MAP |
| Element type | Digitalt arkivmaterial |
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| Gauge | EXTRAS |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Between 850 x 700 and 850 x 1100 |
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| Size | Between 850 x 700 and 850 x 1100 |
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| Size | Between 850 x 700 and 850 x 1100 |
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Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | The square. Av Ruben Östlund. Version 56. 2016-06-23 (uppdaterade efter planen 23 juni). |
| Extent | 68 s. |
| Language | Swedish |