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The Square (2017 film)

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The Square is a 2017 satirical black comedy written and directed by Ruben Ostlund, a Swedish production made with support from Germany, France and Denmark. It follows Christian, the curator of a prestigious Stockholm art museum, whose life unravels after his phone is stolen and he sends threatening letters to residents of the building where he traces it, while a provocative promotional video for the museum's title exhibition goes viral and forces his resignation. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, the first Swedish directorial win of the award since 1951, and won six European Film Awards including Best Film, along with an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. It holds an eighty five percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising its satire of the contemporary art world and class disparity. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Swedish 1
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2017 1
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  • The Square (2017 film), Description, original language
    The Square is a 2017 satirical black comedy written and directed by Ruben Ostlund, a Swedish production made with support from Germany, France and Denmark.
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    {{Film date|df=yes|2017|05|20|[[2017 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2017|08|25|Sweden|2017|10|18|France|2017|10|19|Germany|2017|11|23|Denmark}}
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