Ruben Östlund

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1974-04-13 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Styrsö, Gothenburg, Sweden

Also Known As Claes Olle Ruben Östlund, 루벤 외스틀룬드, Рубен Эстлунд, 루벤 외스트룬드

Ruben Östlund

Biography

Ruben Östlund (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films Force Majeure (2014), The Square (2017), and Triangle of Sadness (2022), all of which received largely positive reviews and won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d'Or for the latter two. His English-language debut Triangle of Sadness received critical acclaim and earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, with the film itself being nominated for Best Picture.

Known For

Director

Toast

as Director

2022
2017
The Square

as Director

2014
Force Majeure

as Director

2011
Play

as Director

2010
Incident by a Bank

as Director

2008
Involuntary

as Director

2006
Nattbad

as Director

2004
2002
2002
Family Again

as Director

2001
1998
Free Radicals II

as Director

1997
Free Radicals

as Director

Writer

Toast

as Writer

2022
Snow thérapie

as Original Film Writer

2022
2020
Downhill

as Original Film Writer

2017
The Square

as Writer

2014
Force Majeure

as Screenplay

2011
Play

as Writer

2010
Incident by a Bank

as Screenplay

2008
Involuntary

as Screenplay

2004

Editor

2022
2017
The Square

as Editor

2014
Force Majeure

as Editor

2011
Play

as Editor

2010
2008
Involuntary

as Editor

2006
Weekend

as Editor

2002
2002
Family Again

as Editor

Producer

Redoubt

as Producer

2024
Life and Other Problems

as Executive Producer

2020
Downhill

as Executive Producer

2016
Ten Meter Tower

as Art Department Production Assistant

2009
Greetings from the Woods

as Executive Producer

2006
Weekend

as Executive Producer

Camera

2008
2005
Autobiographical Scene Number 6882

as Director of Photography

2003
Irmelin

as Director of Photography

2002
Family Again

as Director of Photography

1998
Free Radicals II

as Director of Photography

1997
Free Radicals

as Camera Operator

Crew

2023
Beau Is Afraid

as Thanks

2022
Marks

as Thanks

2001

Art

2016
Fight on a Swedish Beach!!

as Creative Director