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De ofrivilliga

De ofrivilliga

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 38m
Drama
6.9
IMDB Rating
6,858 votes

In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down - or failing to do so - are explored.

Director
Ruben Östlund
Writers
Erik Hemmendorff, Ruben Östlund
Stars
Villmar Björkman, Lola Ewerlund, Maria Lundqvist
Release Date
November 28, 2008
Language
Swedish, English
Country
Sweden, France
🏆 10
Wins
🎯 9
Nominations
💬 22
Reviews
📋 16.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Villmar Björkman
as Villmar (Family Segment)
👤
Lola Ewerlund
as Lola (Family Segment)
Maria Lundqvist
Maria Lundqvist
as The Actress (Bus Trip Segment)
👤
Henrik Vikman
as Bus Driver (Bus Trip Segment)
👤
Linnea Cart-Lamy
as Linnea (Girlfriends Segment)
👤
Sara Eriksson
as Sara (Girlfriends Segment)
Cecilia Milocco
Cecilia Milocco
as The Teacher (School Segment)
👤
Ulf Lundstedt
as Carpentry Teacher (School Segment)
👤
Leif Edlund
as Leffe (Buddies Segment)
👤
Olle Liljas
as Olle (Buddies Segment)

💰 Box Office

$623,849
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Production
Plattform Produktion, Coproduction Office, Film i Väst

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

SwedishDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Involuntary Viewing Only For This One
by krocheav2018-01-10

"Difficult to believe this was chosen as the 2008 Swedish entry at Cannes and as best foreign language film at the A.A.! Must have been a lean year. Perhaps director Ruben Ostlund should have stuck with making Ski films - as this could be watched in 2 x speed and nothing would be missed. Boring, static single camera setups that when not cutting off people's heads - concentrates on feet while 'attempting' to tell a simple story. It looks and feels like something intended as a series of short, educational vignettes, that were then found to be highly unsuitable for school use so, st..."

💡 Did You Know?

Sweden's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.

📖 Synopsis

In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down - or failing to do so - are explored.