Force Majeure
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Ruben Östlund Run Time: 120 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2014 Language: Swedish
Starring: Clara Wettergren, Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Kristofer Hivju, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Vincent Wettergren
Our second November Volunteer of the Month is Hiroki Funahashi, who has chosen Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure as his VOTM pick.
The film follows a Swedish family on a ski vacation in the French Alps. During lunch at a mountainside restaurant, a controlled avalanche appears to threaten their lives, and the father, Tomas, instinctively flees, abandoning his wife, Ebba, and their two children. The avalanche stops short, but the family is left to grapple with Tomas’ reaction, leading to tension and deep introspection about his role as a protector and the underlying dynamics of their relationship.
Through its unsettling mix of humor and discomfort, Force Majeure examines themes of masculinity, cowardice, and societal expectations.