Oslo, August 31st
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Live today, one minute at a time.
Drama
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2011
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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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Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
31 Aug 2011
Country:
NO
Languages:
Norwegian, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$1,481,665
Awards:
19 wins & 21 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The beauty is in the array of animated faces in Anders' life. And it's in the simple promise and vitality of Anders' face, which serves the film without any regard for being in a film, let alone a tragedy or a poetic vision of darkness and futility.
– David Thomson,
The New Republic,
14 Jun 2013
fresh:
With a predilection for long takes, alternating between tripod setups and handheld camera work that's reflective of Anders' unease, Trier presents life as an unceasingly tepid stream of the mundane -- with an occasional, exquisite pinprick of hope.
– Veronika Ferdman,
L.A. Weekly,
8 Jan 2013
fresh:
The movie transpires mostly in quiet, engrossing dialogue scenes, and its austere style shares a good deal in common with the protagonist, who seems both opaque and completely exposed.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
31 Aug 2012
fresh:
[Displays] an invigoratingly acute understanding of the psychology of insecurity, longing, defensiveness and inward-turning rage.
– Rob Nelson,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
30 Aug 2012
fresh:
"Oslo, August 31st" is quietly, profoundly, one of the most observant and sympathetic films I've seen.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
30 Aug 2012