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Oslo, August 31st

Original title: Oslo, 31. august
  • 20112011
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
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7.6/10
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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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
25K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,333
339
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Joachim Trier
    • Writers
      • Pierre Drieu La Rochelle(novel "Le feu follet")
      • Joachim Trier
      • Eskil Vogt
    • Stars
      • Anders Danielsen Lie
      • Hans Olav Brenner
      • Ingrid Olava
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Joachim Trier
    • Writers
      • Pierre Drieu La Rochelle(novel "Le feu follet")
      • Joachim Trier
      • Eskil Vogt
    • Stars
      • Anders Danielsen Lie
      • Hans Olav Brenner
      • Ingrid Olava
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 179Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 20 nominations

    Videos2

    U.S. Version
    Trailer 2:12
    U.S. Version
    U.S. Version
    Trailer 2:04
    U.S. Version

    Photos46

    Anders Danielsen Lie and Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, and Ingrid Olava in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Anders Danielsen Lie in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Anders Danielsen Lie in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Anders Danielsen Lie and Johanne Kjellevik Ledang in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Anders Danielsen Lie in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Joachim Trier in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Anders Danielsen Lie in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Anders Danielsen Lie in Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Oslo, August 31st (2011)
    Oslo, August 31st (2011)

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    Anders Danielsen Lie
    Anders Danielsen Lie
    • Anders
    Hans Olav Brenner
    Hans Olav Brenner
    • Thomas
    Ingrid Olava
    • Rebekka
    Malin Crépin
    Malin Crépin
    • Malin
    Aksel Thanke
    • Terapeut
    • (as Aksel M. Thanke)
    Øystein Røger
    Øystein Røger
    • David
    Tone Beate Mostraum
    • Tove
    • (as Tone B. Mostraum)
    Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal
    Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal
    • Mirjam
    Petter Width Kristiansen
    • Petter
    Emil Lund
    • Calle
    Johanne Kjellevik Ledang
    Johanne Kjellevik Ledang
    • Johanne
    Renate Reinsve
    Renate Reinsve
    • Renate
    Andreas Braaten
    • Karsten
    Anders Borchgrevink
    • Øystein
    Lennart Anker
    • Terapigruppen
    Anna Liljeroth
    • Terapigruppen
    Line Eikenes
    • Terapigruppen
    Arne Rasmussen
    • Terapigruppen
    • Director
      • Joachim Trier
    • Writers
      • Pierre Drieu La Rochelle(novel "Le feu follet")
      • Joachim Trier
      • Eskil Vogt
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Anders Danielsen Lie (Anders) and Iselin Steiro (Iselin) are married in real life.
    • Quotes

      Anders: It will get better. Everything will be alright.

      [laughing]

      Anders: Except it won't, you know.

    • Connections
      Followed by The Worst Person in the World (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Patch To Lucy
      Written by E. Skodvin/O. Totland

      Performed by Deaf Center

      © 2005 Type Records

    User reviews46

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Beautiful, true and devastating
    The most hard-hitting and resonant film I've seen in a long time, Oslo August 31st sets itself up with serene, fuzzy home footage and tales of blissful memories spent in the titular city of Oslo only to cut to the bleak life of Anders, a former heroin addict on his first day of life out of rehab. Searching for a meaning and a purpose in this new life he finds little in his friends' bourgeois city routines, which he neither desires nor feels he could achieve anyway, and their claims that "it'll all get better" fail to move a mind constantly probing and analysing the reality of his situation.

    He soon undergoes an intense conversation in a park overlooking the city with his closest friend, wherein Anders pours out his thoughts of the time the two have spent apart, and the precision of their rapport matched with the lead's acting make the whole scene feel horribly real.

    Anders wanders the often-empty city like a ghost, sitting in a café surrounded by the hollow dreams of others ("Plant a tree. Swim with dolphins. Write a great novel") and dwelling on the weight of his own existence. In two minds whether to leave the city, increasingly desperate and always beautifully shot, we follow him through the night until sunrise, when Anders appears to us in a sequence at his most unpredictable.

    Undeniably disturbing, yet intimate and tender, this is a film that already feels close to my heart, one unafraid to bring up difficult questions and brilliantly able to provoke an idea of the absurdity of it all.
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    10
    • maddo16
    • Nov 5, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2011 (Norway)
    • Countries of origin
      • Norway
      • Denmark
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • Norwegian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oslo, 31 Ağustos
    • Filming locations
      • Henrik Ibsens Gate 36, Oslo, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Motlys
      • Don't Look Now
      • Norsk Filminstitutt
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,475
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,564
      • May 27, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,481,665
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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