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Involuntary

In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down – or failing to do so – are explored.

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Release : 2008
Rating : 7
Studio : Svenska Filminstitutet,  Film i Väst,  SVT, 
Crew : Art Direction,  Production Design, 
Cast : Leif Edlund Maria Lundqvist Cecilia Milocco Vera Vitali
Genre : Drama Comedy

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Reviews

Linbeymusol
2018/08/30

Wonderful character development!

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Beanbioca
2018/08/30

As Good As It Gets

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Beystiman
2018/08/30

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Humaira Grant
2018/08/30

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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krocheav
2018/01/10

Difficult to believe this was chosen as the 2008 Swedish entry at Cannes and as best foreign language film at the A.A.! Must have been a lean year. Perhaps director Ruben Ostlund should have stuck with making Ski films - as this could be watched in 2 x speed and nothing would be missed. Boring, static single camera setups that when not cutting off people's heads - concentrates on feet while 'attempting' to tell a simple story. It looks and feels like something intended as a series of short, educational vignettes, that were then found to be highly unsuitable for school use so, strung together for Cinema or TV. Any interest is quickly killed off by overlong scenes that ramble aimlessly with very little point of view to sustain its 100 min run time. Only the easily pleased lovers of cheap experimental or student style works could find much interest. One story involving a bunch of young men on a drunken weekend could have easily been dropped and is especially vulgar. Such an unpleasant disappointment.

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OJT
2013/10/20

This film has been highly appreciated by critics and film reviewers, but I find it too experimental to be great. Here's why!We meet some Swedish persons in different situations in their everyday lives. All situations which are happy or ordinary, turning sour due to one persons ill judgment. Taking chances, not taking things seriously, acting stubborn, not listening to reasoning. It's a great premise, and it's a pity the film doesn't finish some moral here.I appreciate some of the filming techniques used. These are great. I loved the passive use of camera.I loved the way this film shows a glimpse of real life Sweden. Some stupid people, ruining happy situations. Stupid, yes, but I bet you recognize the situations from your own life.I liked the way the film takes exciting situations, embarrassing situations, and makes tense film situations out of it. This is a trade mark of the director.The actors are brilliant. No forced acting. Just great instructions.I didn't like the cutting between the scenes. They feel amateurish.I'm disappointed about the plot. It doesn't come out to anything in the end. It could have been better. I'd love to see more of what happened.I think the film needs a better plot. Film is more than challenging conventions. A similar film, which is way more satisfying is "Hawaii, Oslo".

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mappedyr
2009/06/04

I was really surprised by this film. It consists of 5 independent stories and though they are completely different they share something common to human beings. Well "Short Cuts" was great and I can really recommend "Fyra nyanser av brunt" in the same genre. But "De ofrivilliga" has something extra. I bet you can recognize some of the awkward situation described in this film.It's pretty annoying with the strange camera angles and it's a bit like the habit of using too many close-ups that some directors use. But to some extend it makes sense. You learn to focus on the situation and the interaction instead of the people in the scenes.And I really must say that it's fantastic how a writer can invent the strange incidents in the film. I keep thinking - this must have happened for someone in real life. No one can have that wild an imagination.

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FunkyFred
2008/11/26

Brilliant film by Ruben Östlund and the cast! This is sheer perfection from the first frame to the last one, and the battle for next year's Best Swedish Film Award seems to be decided. Here is the best Swedish picture in years. It displays in five parallel stories how people reject from speaking up when they have the opportunity, due to more or less rational fears, and once the right moment has slipped away it becomes multiply difficult later.Most of the parts are played by actors unknown to me, and they are all fantastic. In every scene the dialogue is performed the way people actually speaks in real life (And I'm Swedish, I know what it should sound like.), it's believable and absorbing. Nowhere to be heard is the theatrical and stiff line delivery that so often haunts Swedish cinema. The images are often still in unorthodox angles, while people pass in and out. It is highly innovative and it works out extraordinarily well.The film is filled with hilarious lines, but it is serious all the way, and the humour is of the kind that makes me shiver with embarrassment. It is downright painful to watch these awkward situations and know that I could so easily be a part of something similar in real life. Not least, the problems with partying and binging is displayed in a refreshingly non-romantic manner. It is all, simply, brilliant!

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