While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out. Force Majeure is a 2014 English-language Drama movie featuring Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju and Fanni Metelius. Beofilm in association with Coproduction Office, Film i V st, Motlys, Plattform Produktion, Rh ne-Alpes Cin ma and Soci t Parisienne de Production. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Erik Hemmendorff, Marie Kjellson and Philippe Bober. Force Majeure is written by Ruben Stlund and directed by Ruben Östlund and Ruben Stlund. TriArt Film acquired the distribution rights for the film. Force Majeure was released on 30th December 2014 in English,French,Norwegian and Swedish languages and takes a screen time of 119 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The movie made a box office gross of $1 million. Cinematography was done by Fredrik Wenzel and editing by Jacob Secher Schulsinger. The music was composed by Ola Fl Ttum.
Force Majeure Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : 4.1/5
Positive Review Rating : 90%
Av Club
If theres any fault to find in this expertly directed, frequently hilarious study of imploding male ego, its that Ostlund basically arrives upon a perfect endingone that brings the movie full circl... ( Read More )
Rogerebert
A prize winner at Cannes this year, and easily one of the most impressive European dramas of late, Force Majeur is assured and finely calibrated on every level, with especially expert, nuanced perf... ( Read More )
Indie Wire
The inciting incident of both Downhill and Force Majeure is a clever, ribald one that doesnt hit quite as hard in Faxon and Rashs hands. ( Read More )
We Got This Covered
Director Ruben Ostlund imbues cringe comedy with technical precision and resplendent visuals that usually have no place within the genre. ( Read More )
Pop Matters
Peter Farrellys first foray into drama, Green Book, is simplistic in its message for examining racism, but maybe that simplicity serves as the sugar coating the pill that many current Americans nee... ( Read More )