Oslo, August 31st

(2011)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 530 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2011

Runtime: 95 мин

Country: Norway

Director: Хоаким Триер

Cast: Андерс Даниельсен Ли, Malin Crépin, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Tone Beate Mostraum, Øystein Røger, Aksel Thanke, Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal, Ренате Реинсве, Anders Borchgrevink

Plot

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.

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.