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Triangle of Sadness

Synopsis

A fashion model celebrity couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich. An uninhibited satire where roles and class are inverted and the tawdry economic value of beauty is unveiled.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2022 - In Competition - World premiere

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Features
Running time
142 min
Director
Ruben Östlund
Producer
Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober
Co-Producer
Marina Perales Marhuenda, Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Per Damgaard, Julio Chavezmontes
Executive Producer
Micah Green, Daniel Steinman, Mike Goodridge
Screenwriter
Ruben Östlund
Director of Photography
Fredrik Wenzel
Production Designer
Josefin Åsberg
Principal cast
Charlbi Dean, Harris Dickinson, Woody Harrelson, Henrik Dorsin, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, Sunnyi Melles, Dolly De Leon, Vicky Berlin, Oliver Ford Davies
Co-produced with
30WEST, ARTE, Arte France Cinéma, Bord Cadre Films, Film i Väst, Heretic, Imperative Entertainment, Piano, Sovereign Films (II), Sveriges Television (SVT), Swedish Film Institute

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Sweden, France, UK, Germany, Turkey, Greece, US, Denmark, Switzerland, Mexico co-production

Produced by Plattform Produktion (SE), Coproduction Office (FR), Essential Filmproduktion GmbH (DE), Sveriges Television [SVT] (SE), ZDF/Arte (DE), Arte France Cinéma (FR), TRT (TR), Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond (DK), Danmarks Radio [DR] (DK)

With support from British Film Institute [BFI] (UK), in association with BBC Films (UK)

BBC Films

BBC Broadcasting House
7th Floor, Zone A
Portland Place
London W1A 1AA

Sales Company

Coproduction Office

24, Rue Lamartine
75009 Paris
France

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