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  • 2015
  • The Criterion Channel
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2015
  • The Criterion Channel
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary It's almost summer in Sweden and minor indiscretions and misbehavior abound. Leffe likes to show off for his friends and play salacious pranks, especially when he's drinking. Meanwhile, a righteous grade-school teacher doesn't know where to draw the line: she insists her fellow educators need a bit of instruction. Then there are two youn...

Directed By: Ruben Östlund

Written By: Erik Hemmendorff, Ruben Östlund

  • 2015
  • The Criterion Channel
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2015
  • The Criterion Channel
  • 1 h 38 m

Involuntary

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary It's almost summer in Sweden and minor indiscretions and misbehavior abound. Leffe likes to show off for his friends and play salacious pranks, especially when he's drinking. Meanwhile, a righteous grade-school teacher doesn't know where to draw the line: she insists her fellow educators need a bit of instruction. Then there are two youn...

Directed By: Ruben Östlund

Written By: Erik Hemmendorff, Ruben Östlund

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Villmar Björkman

Villmar (Family Segment)

Lola Ewerlund

Lola (Family Segment)

Maria Lundqvist

The Actress (Bus Trip Segment)

Henrik Vikman

Bus Driver (Bus Trip Segment)

Linnea Cart-Lamy

Linnea (Girlfriends Segment)

Sara Eriksson

Sara (Girlfriends Segment)

Cecilia Milocco

The Teacher (School Segment)

Ulf Lundstedt

Carpentry Teacher (School Segment)

Leif Edlund

Leffe (Buddies Segment)

Olle Liljas

Olle (Buddies Segment)

Mia Eriksson

Mia (Family Segment)

Hanna Lekander

Hanna (Family Segment)

Simeon Nordius

Son (Family Segment)

Maricel Amance

Filipino Guest (Family Segment)

Leif Ericson

Vilmar's Colleague (Family Segment)

Margret Andersson

Colleague's Wife (Family Segment)

Staffan Mau

Discussion Group (Family Segment)

Eva Mau

Discussion Group (Family Segment)

Thomas Petéus

Discussion Group (Family Segment)

Guje Palm

Argumenterande kvinna (Family Segment)

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
74
78% Positive
7 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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22% Mixed
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88
Mar 19, 2015
Engrossing and weirdly funny.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 15, 2015
Involuntary doesn't simplify its stories into a single point of view or idea; rather, Östlund is merely visiting these high-pressure moments in which Swedish culture frays, melts down, and betrays its ultra-civilized idea of itself.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 15, 2015
The vignettes of rule-breaking and social exclusion have a funny and stinging force.
By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 15, 2015
The bitterly funny, multistrand Involuntary, from 2008, is a step forward in the director’s ambition.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 15, 2015
Beyond theme, however, these stories are united by the agonizing, low-level tension Östlund brings to bear on every scene, which vary in importance, but not in consequences for the characters involved.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 15, 2015
A challenging and intelligent Swedish drama that still raises laughs.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 15, 2015
We expect these stories to intersect, but instead they are completely self-contained narratives that rarely reach a potent dramatic conclusion. More irritating is Ostlund's shooting style, which consists of very long takes from an unmoving camera, often from the backs of the heads of important characters.
By Stephen Farber FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Plattform Produktion, Coproduction Office, Film i Väst, Sveriges Television (SVT), Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Nordisk Film & TV-Fond
Release Date Jan 14, 2015
Duration 1 h 38 m
Genres
Website http://www.involuntarymovie.co.uk/
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Awards

Guldbagge Awards
• 5 Nominations
Stockholm Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Mar del Plata Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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