During the Cold War, farmer Karl Göran Persson, alarmed by the Swedish government’s
warnings of a possible Soviet attack, begins building a bunker at home to protect himself from
the approaching enemy. As he reinforces the walls with scrap metal, the house gradually turns
into a strange sculpture, while his attempts to safeguard other villagers earn him only ridicule.
The Fortress is the cinematic continuation of Swedish artist Jonas Skoog’s award-winning video
installation. The feature debut centers on a real 19th-century farmer obsessed with war paranoia,
portrayed by the French cinema star Denis Lavant.
John Skoog
John Skoog graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Frankfurt. His films have been screened
at international film festivals and art galleries, earning Sweden’s top short film awards –
Startsladden and 1 km Film Award – as well as prizes in the art world and at international
festivals. Redoubt marks the director’s feature film debut.
During the Cold War, farmer Karl Göran Persson, alarmed by the Swedish government’s
warnings of a possible Soviet attack, begins building a bunker at home to protect himself from
the approaching enemy. As he reinforces the walls with scrap metal, the house gradually turns
into a strange sculpture, while his attempts to safeguard other villagers earn him only ridicule.
The Fortress is the cinematic continuation of Swedish artist Jonas Skoog’s award-winning video
installation. The feature debut centers on a real 19th-century farmer obsessed with war paranoia,
portrayed by the French cinema star Denis Lavant.
John Skoog
John Skoog graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Frankfurt. His films have been screened
at international film festivals and art galleries, earning Sweden’s top short film awards –
Startsladden and 1 km Film Award – as well as prizes in the art world and at international
festivals. Redoubt marks the director’s feature film debut.
warnings of a possible Soviet attack, begins building a bunker at home to protect himself from
the approaching enemy. As he reinforces the walls with scrap metal, the house gradually turns
into a strange sculpture, while his attempts to safeguard other villagers earn him only ridicule.
The Fortress is the cinematic continuation of Swedish artist Jonas Skoog’s award-winning video
installation. The feature debut centers on a real 19th-century farmer obsessed with war paranoia,
portrayed by the French cinema star Denis Lavant.
John Skoog
John Skoog graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Frankfurt. His films have been screened
at international film festivals and art galleries, earning Sweden’s top short film awards –
Startsladden and 1 km Film Award – as well as prizes in the art world and at international
festivals. Redoubt marks the director’s feature film debut.