Ruben Östlund

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-04-13 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Styrsö, Gothenburg, Sweden

Ruben Östlund

Biography

Ruben Östlund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrʉːbɛnˈœstlɵnd]) (born April 13 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his satirical black comedy films Force Majeure (2014), The Square(2017) and Triangle of Sadness (2022). He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Palmes d'Or, four European Film Awards and nominations for three Academy Awards. Östlund was born in Styrsö, Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden. After high school, he started working in various ski resorts in the Alps during the winter seasons. While in the Alps, he began making skiing videos for his friends, which helped him obtain a job at a local production company. He ...

Production

2008

Involuntary

as Director

1997

Free Radicals

as Camera Operator

2004

2011

Play

as Writer

2011

Play

as Director

2022

2014

Force Majeure

as Editor

1998

Free Radicals II

as Director of Photography

2005

Autobiographical Scene Number 6882

as Director of Photography

2002

2016

Fight on a Swedish Beach!!

as Creative Director

2008

2016

Ten Meter Tower

as Art Department Production Assistant

2002

Family Again

as Editor

2002

Family Again

as Director of Photography

2010

2022

Snow thérapie

as Original Film Writer

2006

Nattbad

as Director

2014

Force Majeure

as Director

2008

Involuntary

as Editor

2008

Involuntary

as Screenplay

2001

2017

The Square

as Director

2017

The Square

as Writer

2014

Force Majeure

as Screenplay

-

Redoubt

as Producer

2024

Life and Other Problems

as Executive Producer

2022

Marks

as Thanks

2002

Family Again

as Director

1997

Free Radicals

as Director

2023

2006

Weekend

as Executive Producer

2006

Weekend

as Editor

2022

2010

2010

Incident by a Bank

as Screenplay

2017

The Square

as Editor

-

Toast

as Director

-

Toast

as Writer

2003

Irmelin

as Director of Photography

2011

Play

as Editor

2020

Downhill

as Executive Producer

2020

Downhill

as Original Film Writer

2022

2009

Greetings from the Woods

as Executive Producer

1998

Free Radicals II

as Director

2025

Death of a Fantastic Machine

as Production Consultant

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