Synopsis
In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down – or failing to do so – are explored.
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Cast
- Villmar BjörkmanVillmar
- Linnea Cart-LamyLinnea
- Leif EdlundLeif
- Sara ErikssonSara
- Lola EwerlundLola
- Olle LiljasOlle
- Maria LundqvistMaria
- Cecilia MiloccoCecilia
- Simeon NordiusSonen
- Henrik VikmanHenrik
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Tribune
Engrossing and weirdly funny. - 80
The Dissolve
Beyond theme, however, these stories are united by the agonizing, low-level tension Östlund brings to bear on every scene, which vary in importance, but not in consequences for the characters involved. - 80
The New York Times
The bitterly funny, multistrand Involuntary, from 2008, is a step forward in the director’s ambition. - 80
The Telegraph
The vignettes of rule-breaking and social exclusion have a funny and stinging force. - 80
Time Out London
His film is the product of tough-love, arresting, unexpected and worth your time. - 80
Village Voice
Involuntary doesn't simplify its stories into a single point of view or idea; rather, Östlund is merely visiting these high-pressure moments in which Swedish culture frays, melts down, and betrays its ultra-civilized idea of itself. - 70
Variety
Perfs, by a mixture of non-pros and little-known thesps, are impressively naturalistic and spontaneous. Ostlund has a knack for comedy, although his script, co-written with Erik Hemmendorff, is a little opaque about where it stands on the morality of each strand’s situation. - 60
Empire
A challenging and intelligent Swedish drama that still raises laughs.
