Force Majeure review – compelling, intelligent and grimly entertaining

Ruben Östlund’s tale of a couple’s disintegrating relationship in the wake of an avalanche is a triumph of calm detachment

• Force Majeure’s Ruben Östlund: ‘Men are made to feel like they should protect’

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