The gray sky looming over the jumbled piles of metal evokes the clogged arteries of the modern world. As Roy Andersson observes the crowds that have lost their way in this absurd and chaotic tableau, he conjures an atmosphere of silent apocalypse on the city’s concrete streets. During those long minutes when traffic comes to a complete standstill, the shadows of people engaged in petty calculations and their senseless hustle and bustle surface with a grotesque sense of humor. In this poetic journey that oscillates between comedy and drama, everyone tries to reach out to one another, yet all that remains in their hands is emptiness.

9 wins & 4 nominations total