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The Square Dir. Ruben Östlund

  • Sweden
  • 142 mins
  • 2017
  • Drama | Comedy
  • Colour

Main Cast: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West

Force Majeure director Ruben Östlund returns with a knife-sharp satire on art, culture and communication in the digital age.

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, The Square stars Claes Bang (The Bridge) Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale, Mad Men) and Dominic West (The Wire). Christian (Bang) is a divorced but devoted father of two, and the respected curator of a contemporary art museum in Stockholm. He’s gearing up to launch their next show, ‘The Square’, a daring installation examining altruism and our duty to help others. However, Christian’s own views on social responsibility are put to the test when he becomes the victim of a scam, forcing him to question the world around him and his place in it.

With pitch-perfect performances, inventive set pieces and a cutting deadpan wit, The Square is a hilarious, unique and often surreal look at idealism and cynicism in the modern world. One screening only and Claes Bang will be in Kilkenny to present it.

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