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The Square
A museum built a square for trust and caring. Then everyone had to actually care.
Who it's for
The Square is built to make audiences squirm: it keeps asking what people do when helping would cost them something, and how often fine ideals stay on the gallery wall.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or-winning satire follows Christian, a respected Stockholm museum curator preparing an installation called The Square, described as a sanctuary of trust and caring. After his phone and wallet are stolen, he tries to get them back with a threatening letter campaign that drags an innocent boy into the fallout.
Where to find it
Released by Magnolia Pictures in the US. Available to rent or buy on major digital stores and on disc; streaming availability rotates, check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Menacing scene and a fictional child-death ad.
Age: R (language, some strong sexual content, and brief violence); BBFC 15
