Involuntary is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Ruben Östlund, and written by Östlund and Erik Hemmendorff. It is described as "a tragic comedy or comic tragedy", and features five parallel stories with human group behaviour as the common theme. The film is notable for its long takes with no cuts within the scenes. This is related to Östlund's background as a skiing film director, where a cut would only indicate failure. The longest scene lasts for seven minutes.
Involuntary (2008)
Directed by Ruben Östlund
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$623,849
Tags
82nd Academy Awards, Best Film, Best Foreign Language Film, Bus Driver, östlund, Photograph, Prize, Sweden, Swedish Guldbagge Awards
Attributes
Narrative Location: Sweden
Alternate Titles
Akaratlanul
HU
De ofrivilliga
SE
De ufrivillige
DK, NO
Die Unfreiwilligen
DE
Happy Sweden
FR
Involontaires
US
Involuntario
AR, MX
Involuntário
BR
Involuntary
CA, DE, IT
Mimowolnie
PL
Muiden mukana
FI
Nesvesno
RS
Vabatahtmatud
EE
Ακούσια
GR
Добровольно-принудительно
RU
インボランタリー
JP
五道人生難題
TW