Involuntary

De Ofrivilliga

N7

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Run time

1h 38min

Director: Ruben Östlund

Screenplay: Ruben Östlund, Erik Hemmendorff

Photography: Marius Dybwad Brandrud

Cast: Villmar Björkman, Linnea Cart-Lamy, Leif Edlund, Sara Eriksson, Lola Ewerlund, Olle Liljas, Maria Lundqvist

Five stories run parallel, without interweaving. Involuntary fragments of time and space are rolled into a narrative where the stories interrupt each other: an accident at a birthday party; a bus ride obstructed by an incident; a couple of Lolitas on a night out who provoke all kinds of tense situations; a teacher determined to face an injustice; and friends playing games that border on homosexuality. With long and deep shots which refuse editing within a single fragment, a constantly still camera, and a "centrifugal" conception of the frame (expressing its whole meaning through the off-camera), Östlund's economy of resources is intentional but just, managing to create a film closer to pure style and contemplation than merely a show.

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Run time

1h 38min

Director: Ruben Östlund

Screenplay: Ruben Östlund, Erik Hemmendorff

Photography: Marius Dybwad Brandrud

Cast: Villmar Björkman, Linnea Cart-Lamy, Leif Edlund, Sara Eriksson, Lola Ewerlund, Olle Liljas, Maria Lundqvist

Five stories run parallel, without interweaving. Involuntary fragments of time and space are rolled into a narrative where the stories interrupt each other: an accident at a birthday party; a bus ride obstructed by an incident; a couple of Lolitas on a night out who provoke all kinds of tense situations; a teacher determined to face an injustice; and friends playing games that border on homosexuality. With long and deep shots which refuse editing within a single fragment, a constantly still camera, and a "centrifugal" conception of the frame (expressing its whole meaning through the off-camera), Östlund's economy of resources is intentional but just, managing to create a film closer to pure style and contemplation than merely a show.