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Summary A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing and spend some precious time with each other. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down. With diners fleeing in all directions, mother Ebba calls for her husband Tom...

Directed By: Ruben Östlund

Written By: Ruben Östlund

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Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 37 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 141 User Ratings
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Summary A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing and spend some precious time with each other. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down. With diners fleeing in all directions, mother Ebba calls for her husband Tom...

Directed By: Ruben Östlund

Written By: Ruben Östlund

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Universal Acclaim Based on 37 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 37 Critic Reviews
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97% Positive
36 Reviews
3% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 141 User Ratings
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14% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 141 User Ratings
7.4
77% Positive
108 Ratings
14% Mixed
20 Ratings
9% Negative
13 Ratings

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Production Company Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Coproduction Office, Motlys, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Eurimages, Norsk Filminstitutt, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Det Danske Filminstitut, L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, BLS Business Location Südtirol-Alto Adige, ZDF/Arte, Sveriges Television (SVT), C More, Danmarks Radio (DR), Yleisradio (YLE), Beofilm, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Institut Français, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Minor Ordningen
Release Date Oct 24, 2014
Duration 2 h
Rating R
Tagline The consequences in the fear and flight situation.
Golden Globes, USA
1 Nomination
Guldbagge Awards
• 6 Wins & 10 Nominations
European Film Awards
3 Nominations