HÄNDELSE VID BANK

Incident by a Bank

Suecia. 2010. Color. 12 min. Ficción. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Ruben Östlund.
  • Cinematography: Marius Dybwad Brandrud.
  • Producer: Erik Hemmendorff; Marie Kjellson.
A detailed and humorous real-time account of a failed bank robbery, an observation of how people react to the unexpected. Shot in a single take with over 96 people meticulously choreographed, the film recreates an actual event that took place in 2006.

Ruben Östlund
Ruben was born in 1974 in Sweden. In 2004, he made his feature debut with the controversial fiction film 'The Guitar Mongoloid', winning the FIPRESCI award at the Moscow IFF 2005. In 2006, his short film 'Autobiographical Scene Number 6882' won the Prix UIP Edinburgh. His second feature 'Involuntary' premiered in Cannes' Official Selection in 2008. In 2011, Ruben's third feature 'Play' premiered in Canne's Director Fortnight, where it won the Prix Coup de Coeur.