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Title: Force Majeure (2014)
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| Johannes Kuhnke | ... | Tomas (as Johannes Bah Kuhnke) | |
| Lisa Loven Kongsli | ... | Ebba | |
| Clara Wettergren | ... | Vera | |
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Vincent Wettergren | ... | Harry |
| Kristofer Hivju | ... | Mats | |
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Fanni Metelius | ... | Fanny |
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Karin Myrenberg | ... | Charlotte (as Karin Myrenberg Faber) |
| Brady Corbet | ... | Amerikanen | |
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Johannes Moustos | ... | Stadaren |
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Jorge Lattof | ... | Tomba |
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Adrian Heinisch | ... | Busschauffören |
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Michael Breitenberger | ... | Rökande mannen |
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Karl Pincon | ... | Turistfotografen (as Karl Pinçon) |
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Julie Roumogoux | ... | Snowboardparet (as Julie Roumegoux) |
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Peter Gaunt | ... | Snowboardparet |
A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down. With diners fleeing in all directions, mother Ebba calls for her husband Tomas as she tries to protect their children. Tomas, meanwhile, is running for his life... The anticipated disaster failed to occur, and yet the family's world has been shaken to its core, a question mark hanging over their father in particular. Tomas and Ebba's marriage now hangs in the balance as Tomas struggles desperately to reclaim his role as family patriarch. Written by Cannes Film Festival
I consider myself fortunate not to have known much about the movie. Actually, I was expecting a french disaster-flick in the vein of "127 Hours", a post-avalanche survival tale, because of the promotional poster.
Boy, I was wrong. Being misguided often gets me irritated, but "Force Majeure" was shockingly impressive.
The narrative follows a Swedish couple on a ski-holiday with their children, and the aftermath of them facing a somewhat life- threatening situation. The disaster here is not a force of nature, but a force of human emotions.
With no intention of spoiling a movie you should know as little as possible about, this is a hard hitting emotional drama about human frailty, marriage, inner torment and moral dilemmas when it comes to love, and the authenticity of love.
Very much recommended to lovers of layered, intelligent drama. And I repeat, this is not a natural disaster movie.