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Oslo, August 31st

2011 · 95 min

A quiet, aching drift through one man's day, heavy with loneliness and the sense that connection is slipping away.

Directed by
Joachim Trier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crépin, Hans Olav Brenner
Tagline
Live today, one minute at a time.
Overview
A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.

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Directed by
Joachim Trier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crépin, Hans Olav Brenner
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • grief
  • loneliness
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Starring
Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crépin, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Tone Beate Mostraum, Øystein Røger, Aksel Thanke, Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
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Languages
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