Ruben Östlund

Ruben Östlund was born in 1974 on Styrsö. He went on to study film at the University of Gothenburg. His feature debut The Guitar Mongoloid won the FIPRESCI Award at Moscow in 2005. Involuntary followed in 2008 making its premiere in Cannes’ Official Selection. His third feature film Play, pursues his exploration of group dynamics and their effect on individual behavior.