Force Majeure

Aug 15, 2014

2h 0m

★ 6.9

A film about disasters - both natural and man-made.

Overview

While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Motlys

Coproduction Office

Film i Väst

Plattform Produktion

Parisienne

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Force Majeure Trailers

Cast

Tomas

Johannes Bah Kuhnke

Ebba

Lisa Loven Kongsli

Vera

Clara Wettergren

Harry

Vincent Wettergren

Mats

Kristofer Hivju

Fanny

Fanni Metelius

Charlotte

Karin Myrenberg

The American

Brady Corbet

Cleaner

Johannes Moustos

Tomba

Jorge Lattof

Bus Driver

Adrian Heinisch

Smoking Man

Michael Breitenberger

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