Händelse vid bank (2009)

An attempted bank robbery. Follows the thought process of two confused witnesses, the filmographer and the producer.

Director:

Ruben Östlund

Writer:

Ruben Östlund (screenplay)

Stars:

Bahador Foladi, Ramtin Parvaneh, Leif Edlund

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bahador Foladi	...	Robber
Ramtin Parvaneh	...	Robber
Leif Edlund	...	Security guard
Rasmus Lindgren	...	Security guard
Lars Melin	...	Man on his way to meeting
Henrik Vikman	...	Man on his way to meeting
Per Olof Albrektsson	...	Old man
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maria Blad
Alice Edvardsson
Mats Edvardsson
Ylva Gallon
Anna Harling
Maria Hedborg
Ida Hellström
Mona Lantz

Storyline

An attempted bank robbery. Follows the thought process of two confused witnesses, the filmographer and the producer.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | real time

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Genres:

Short | Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hendelse ved bank

Company Credits

Production Co:

Backa Teater, Chimney Pot, The, Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

When shorts are more meaningful than full-length features

This amazing short was awarded the Golden Bear in the Berlin Film Festival this year (2010).

Based on a real incident, this short was filmed in just one take. It looks like a video surveillance film, but it says much more than any video surveillance would say.

"Incident by a Bank" recreates in real time a failed bank robbery that took place in Stockholm in June 2006. About everything goes wrong in front of us, not only the robbery but also the reactions of the people in the street, especially two friends out for a stroll who become spectators, commentators, and ultimately documentary makers(!). To say the least, their reactions to the unexpected are both composed and odd (precisely because they are composed).

The result is both chilling and amusing. I don't know Ruben Östlund who directed this but I'll certainly keep an eye on him from this moment on.