Oslo, August 31st (2011)

One day in the life of Anders, a young recovering drug addict, who takes a brief leave from his treatment center to interview for a job and catch up with old friends in Oslo.

Director:

Joachim Trier

Writers:

Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (novel), Joachim Trier

Stars:

Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava

19 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anders Danielsen Lie	...	Anders
Malin Crépin	...	Malin
Aksel Thanke	...	Terapeut (as Aksel M. Thanke)
Hans Olav Brenner	...	Thomas
Ingrid Olava	...	Rebekka
Øystein Røger	...	David
Tone Beate Mostraum	...	Tove (as Tone B. Mostraum)
Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal	...	Mirjam
Petter Width Kristiansen	...	Petter
Emil Lund	...	Calle
Johanne Kjellevik Ledang	...	Johanne
Renate Reinsve	...	Renate
Andreas Braaten	...	Karsten
Anders Borchgrevink	...	Øystein
Lennart Anker	...	Terapigruppen

Storyline

Anders is a recovering drug addict in an Oslo rehab clinic. On 30 August, he is given a day's leave to attend a job interview in the city center. After visiting his friend Thomas, he proceeds to his appointment. In the interview, he admits to being a drug addict and storms out. He then wanders the streets of Oslo for the rest of the day and night, meeting, and sometimes confronting, people from his past. The film ends the next day, 31 August. Focusing on the decisions Anders has made with his time off.

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Plot Keywords:

topless swimming | oslo norway | drug addict | old friends | job interview | 

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Taglines:

A city. A man. A day.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian English

Release Date:

31 August 2011 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Oslo, 31 août

Filming Locations:

Henrik Ibsens Gate 36, Oslo, Norway

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,564, 27 May 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$100,713, 16 September 2012

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,470,679, 29 May 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Don't Look Now, Motlys

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The demolition of the 15-story Philips Building in Oslo is shown early in the movie. The building was destroyed April 30 2000.

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Quotes

Anders: He taught me to bike, row, how you can exceed speed limit by 20% without getting busted. 60 at 50, 108 at 90. She spoke of adult matters in English. She taught me to always floss. To put things back where they belong. They hated reactionaries, but waited years before buying a VCR. They were both from Oslo, remembered places we passed. Slightly deaf, he insisted on hearing the absurd: What do you think is best? Got waffles on your chest? They thought intellectual achievement was superior to ...

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Connections

Version of The Fire Within (1963)

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Soundtracks

Lamentation
Written and performed by The White Birch
From the forthcoming album
© 2011 The White Birch

User Reviews

need to escape

bitter, cold, gray, powerful. pictures of disillusion. search of yourself in a strange world. desire of new beginning. close doors. out sense meetings. pain and drops of hope. the life has unique sense. the past can not be present or future. the force source of story is its universal value. Anders may be everybody. his trip to a little sense of existence or only for a realistic form of consolation is part of each man or woman. maybe, not so painful. he can be one of Dostoievsky characters. or only a Tchekov page silhouette. but he is more. he is a hero of our time. a kind of Sisif. or only his remains. few beautiful images. a magnificent performance of Anders Danielsen Lie. and a town as skin of fall. nothing else. only a room, a piano, a lake and last day of summer - perfect scene for last step.