Ruben Ostlund’s fabulous drama won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. It’s almost certain to get several nods at the Oscars. Yet, at the risk of sounding indelicate, the thing most likely to put bums on seats is the fact that it’s been dubbed the “most disgusting film of 2022”. What everybody’s talking about: the shit-just-got-real sequence, on board a luxury ship.
Ostlund is behind art-house hits Force Majeure and The Square, and this is his first English-language project and its stars include Woody Harrelson and Harris Dickinson. Ostlund, it seems fair to infer, is done with the naughty but niche tag; the provocateur wants to screw with as many minds as he can.
