Turist (Force Majeure)
2014
****
Director: Ruben Östlund
Cast: Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Metelius, Stana Katic
A Swedish family are on a skiing holiday in the French Alps. The vacation week turns sour when the father only appears to look out for himself when the family is faced with a potentially life-threatening situation. Ruben Östlund's smart, intriguing, and darkly comic psychological drama looks at family dynamics and masculinity in crisis. Östlund tells this story through long and deliberately paced scenes. His film is consistenly captivating, although he perhaps doesn't have quite enough material here for two hours. The performances are great.
