The Square
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
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Cast
83 people
Claes Bang
Christian
Known for
The Northman
Dracula
Elisabeth Moss
Anne
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
The Invisible Man
Dominic West
Julian
Known for
The Wire
300
Terry Notary
Oleg
Known for
War for the Planet of the Apes
Kong: Skull Island
Christopher Læssø
Michael
Known for
The Bridge
Follow the Money
Lise Stephenson Engström
Daughter
No other roles listed
Lilianne Mardon
Daughter
Also in
Alien Goddess
The Less Fortunate
Marina Schiptjenko
Elna
Also in
Power to the People
Annica Liljeblad
Sonja
Known for
A Day and a Half
Feed
Elijandro Edouard
Boy with Letter
No other roles listed
Daniel Hallberg
Dark-Haired Advertising Agent
Also in
Toppen
Bonus Family
Martin Sööder
Blond Advertising Agent
No other roles listed
Ruben Östlund Director · Fredrik Wenzel Cinematographer Jacob Secher Schulsinger Editor
Worldwide gross $9.5M · Budget $5.5M · United States release October 27, 2017
Box office
Budget
$5,500,000
Worldwide gross
$9,494,535
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Plattform Produktion
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Coproduction Office
Production
Essential Filmproduktion
Production
Imperative Entertainment
Production
SVT
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Société Parisienne de Production
Production
ZDF
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
Alamode Film
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production
Minorordningen
Production
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Yle to 1 Finland
Production
Denmark · France · Germany · Sweden · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · Swedish
Release dates
France · May 20, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Sweden · August 25, 2017
Theatrical
United States · October 27, 2017
Limited theatrical
United States
September 29, 2017 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 6, 2017 · Premiere · Tacoma Film Festival
October 7, 2017 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 8, 2017 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 13, 2017 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 14, 2017 · Premiere · New Hampshire Film Festival / Woodstock Film Festival
October 18, 2017 · Premiere · Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
October 20, 2017 · Premiere · Carmel International Film Festival / Middleburg Film Festival
October 22, 2017 · Premiere · FilmColumbia Festival / Philadelphia International Film Festival
November 16, 2017 · Premiere · Key West Film Festival
January 8, 2018 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Argentina
November 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Armenia
July 11, 2017 · Premiere · Golden Apricot International Film Festival
Australia
June 17, 2017 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 11, 2017 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 17, 2017 · Premiere · Brisbane Film Festival
October 5, 2017 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
January 13, 2018 · Theatrical
March 1, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Austria
November 18, 2017 · Digital
Belgium
October 12, 2017 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
October 18, 2017 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 12, 2017 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
April 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2017 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 29, 2017 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
November 20, 2017 · Premiere · Ottawa European Union Film Festival
Chile
November 9, 2017 · Theatrical
China
April 8, 2018 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
February 8, 2018 · Theatrical
Cyprus
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 23, 2023 · Physical
Estonia
September 8, 2017 · Theatrical
Finland
November 17, 2017 · Theatrical
France
October 18, 2017 · Theatrical
Germany
October 14, 2017 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
October 19, 2017 · Theatrical
March 23, 2018 · Physical
Greece
November 7, 2017 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
December 7, 2017 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 9, 2017 · Premiere · CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival
October 5, 2017 · Theatrical
India
October 15, 2017 · Premiere · Mumbai Film Festival
February 23, 2018 · Premiere · Bengaluru International Film Festival
March 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 16, 2018 · Theatrical
March 16, 2018 · Digital
Israel
February 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
November 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
April 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 1, 2017 · Theatrical
Malaysia
November 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 24, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 4, 2017 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
November 9, 2017 · Theatrical
March 7, 2018 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
July 20, 2017 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
September 29, 2017 · Theatrical
Peru
February 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 22, 2017 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
August 7, 2017 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
September 15, 2017 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 23, 2017 · Theatrical
August 17, 2020 · TV
Romania
October 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Russia
September 7, 2017 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 16, 2018 · Premiere · Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival
February 24, 2018 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
January 18, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
October 12, 2017 · Theatrical
Slovenia
September 21, 2017 · Theatrical
South Africa
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 13, 2017 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
August 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
September 22, 2017 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
November 9, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
November 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 26, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Switzerland
October 1, 2017 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 18, 2017 · Theatrical · French speaking region
October 26, 2017 · Theatrical · German speaking region
November 16, 2017 · Theatrical · Italian speaking region
Taiwan
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Tunisia
December 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 21, 2017 · Premiere · Odessa International Film Festival
September 21, 2017 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 7, 2017 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 1, 2017 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
March 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 8, 2018 · Theatrical
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