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Involuntary (Swedish: De ofrivilliga) is a 2008 Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund described as "a tragic comedy or comic tragedy." It features five parallel stories with human group behaviour as the common theme. The film is notable for its long takes with no cuts within the scenes. This is related to Östlund's background as a skiing film director, where a cut would only indicate failure. The longest scene lasts for seven minutes.
The film received mainly positive reviews. It has won several awards at international film festivals and was nominated for five Swedish Guldbagge Awards including Best Film, but didn't win in any category. It was also selected as Sweden's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Original Release
11/28/2008
US Release
11/28/2008
Cast
Name | Character |
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Villmar Björkman | Villmar |
Lola Ewerlund | Lola |
Maria Lundqvist | Maria |
Henrik Vikman | Henrik |
Linnea Cart-Lamy | Linnea |
Sara Eriksson | Sara |
Cecilia Milocco | Cecilia |
Leif Edlund | Leif |
Olle Liljas | Olle |
Hanna Lekander | Hanna |
Directors
Writers
Erik Hemmendorff, Ruben Östlund
Cast
Name | Character |
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Villmar Björkman | Villmar |
Lola Ewerlund | Lola |
Maria Lundqvist | Maria |
Henrik Vikman | Henrik |
Linnea Cart-Lamy | Linnea |
Sara Eriksson | Sara |
Cecilia Milocco | Cecilia |
Leif Edlund | Leif |
Olle Liljas | Olle |
Hanna Lekander | Hanna |
Simeon Nordius | Sonen |
Guje Palm | Argumenterande kvinna |
Vera Vitali | Vera |
Alexandra Hummingson | Gala guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tomas Eskilsson | Executive Producer |
Philippe Bober | Producer |
Erik Hemmendorff | Producer |
Marie Kjellson | Producer |