Ruben Östlund

Ruben Östlund Swedish pronunciation: [ʽrʉːbɛn øːstʽlɵnd] is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films Force Majeure (2014), The Square (2017) and Triangle of Sadness (2022), all of which received largely positive reviews and won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d'Or for the latter two. His English-language debut Triangle of Sadness received critical acclaim and earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, with the film itself being nominated for Best Picture.