Production

Erik Hemmendorff

Born April 14, 1973 (age 53)

Erik Hemmendorff is a producer and writer, known for Force Majeure (2014), The Square (2017), Involuntary (2008) Bergman Island (2021) and Triangle of Sadness (2022). Hemmendorff grew up in Frösön near Östersund and studied at the University of Photography and Film in Gothenburg. Together with Ruben Östlund, they started the production company Platform Produktion in 2002.

Known For

Triangle of SadnessTriangle of Sadness · 2022
Triangle of Sadness
7.02022
MovieComedyDrama
A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.
PleasurePleasure · 2021
Pleasure
6.32021
MovieDrama
19 year old Linnéa leaves her small town in Sweden and heads for Los Angeles with the aim of becoming the world's next big porn star, but the road to her goal turns out to be bumpier than she imagined.
The SquareThe Square · 2017
The Square
6.72017
MovieDrama
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
Old BoysOld Boys · 2018
Old Boys
6.62018
MovieComedy
In the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.
DownhillDownhill · 2020
Downhill
5.22020
MovieDramaComedy
Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.
Force MajeureForce Majeure · 2014
Force Majeure
6.82014
MovieDrama
While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.
Bergman IslandBergman Island · 2021
Bergman Island
6.32021
MovieDramaRomance
An English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.
The Entertainment System Is DownThe Entertainment System Is Down
The Entertainment System Is Down
MovieDramaComedy
Set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.

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Boys on Film 18: HeroesBoys on Film 18: Heroes · 2018
Boys on Film 18: Heroes
4.12018
MovieDramaDocumentary
Boys On Film comes of age with uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves. Volume 18: Heroes includes ten complete films: Dean Loxton's "Dániel" starring Csémy Balázs, Hilda Péter, and Henry Garrett… Niels Bourgonje's "Buddy" starring Daniel Cornelissen and Tobias Nierop… Tamara Shogaolu's animated "Half A Life"… Victor Lindgren's "Undress Me" starring Jana Bringlöv Ekspong and Björn Elgerd… Sam Ashby's "The Colour Of His Hair" starring Sean Hart and Josh O'Connor… Hope Dickson Leach's "Silly Girl" starring Ciara Baxendale, Mollie Lambert, and Jason Barker… Søren Green's "An Evening" starring Jacob Ottensten and Ulrik Windfeldt-Schmidt… Alejandro Medina's documentary "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories"… Kai Stänicke's "It's Consuming Me" with Volkmar Leif Gilbert… and Mikael Bundsen's "Mother Knows Best" starring Alexander Gustavsson and Hanna Ullerstam.

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