A multifaceted artist, Ruben Ostlund is a Swedish film director, writer, editor, cinematographer, and a producer too. As a director, he is critically acclaimed and has won several awards. His film Force Majeure (2014) was well-received at Cannes Film Festival. Though the former was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, it couldn't make it in the final nomination list. His 2017 film The Square was also praised in numerous international film festivals.