

The most brutal climb up the corporate ladder you've never heard of.
A man dreams of climbing society and begins to manipulate his business companions to get a sale to benefit him. - My companions are probably good and mean well, but they do not understand business. And yes, they have principles. I have that too. But mine are better.
Acting
Tommy Johnson's smile that weaponizes politeness.
Direction
Lund lets scenes breathe until you suffocate.
Director
Christian Lund
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Christian Lund's only feature film; he returned to documentary work, perhaps understanding fiction had limits.
Released during Sweden's ideological shift toward market liberalism, Streber functions as accidental prophecy of the coming yuppie era.