The pre-sale deal on The Square was negotiated by Philippe Bober of The Coproduction Office.

Set in the art world, the film follows a museum manager in charge of an exhibition space where an artist places a new installation meant to promote altruism. The manager hires a ruthless PR firm to promote the new exhibition, and the publicity gets out of hand, sparking a public uproar.

In the main roles are Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, and Claes Bang. The film produced by Plattform Production ends shooting in October and will be delivered in April 2017.

“Ruben has written a wild and truly inventive script with The Square,”’ said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. “When we read it, we leapt at the opportunity to work with him again.” Magnolia Pictures posted more than 145,219 admissions with Östlund’s Force Majeure, also sold to Netflix.

The deal on The Commune was negotiated by TrustNordisk in Toronto where the film screened as a Special Presentation. The drama produced by Zentropa sold more than 300,000 tickets in Denmark and was licensed to 57 territories. Trine Dyrholm won a Silver Bear for Best Actress for her performance as Anna.

Both The Commune and The Square were supported by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.

Other Nordic films on Magnolia Pictures’ slate include In Order of Disappearance, A War and The Wave.