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Aberdeen

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Kaisa (Lena Headey) is sent by her mother (Charlotte Rampling) to escort her alcoholic father (Stellan Skarsgard) on a road trip from a Norwegian oil rig to a detox clinic in Aberdeen, Scotland. What she soon discovers, however, is that her mother's plans for her father are not what she thought...
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Critics Consensus

Though the characters are difficult to watch at times, Aberdeen burns with ferocious honesty and strong performances.

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Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader 02/13/2020
Its plot contrivances beautifully justified by its minimalism. Go to Full Review
Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 04/30/2002
3/4
A strangely lyrical tale of addiction and family distance. Go to Full Review
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 02/14/2002
3/4
Grips us precisely because its actors are so utterly absorbed in their roles, so unfettered and nakedly expressive. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/01/2005
3/5
F.X. Feeney L.A. Weekly 10/01/2002
Moland ... has a fine eye for landscapes, but an even surer touch with actors. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com 09/18/2002
B+
The movie is to be admired for refusing to romanticize alcoholism and for finding, in its bleak story, much humor and emotion. Go to Full Review
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10/24/2021 Before I watched this movie, I had no clue what this movie would be. And now after seeing it I'm simply not a fan. It's a simple movie on paper but with a relationship with the main character from game of thrones and her dad played by Stellan skarsgard. This movie is very high anxiety and uncomfortable at times. It's pretty hard to predict what's going to happen in this movie but for me the pace is a snails pace. That's my big problem. I like the idea of the movie and the actors are fantastic but maybe the editing is the problem or the script writing. But in the end this is also a forgettable movie that I will forget about in a day or two. But at least the poster is iconically cool. See more 10/24/2021 Before I watched this movie, I had no clue what this movie would be. And now after seeing it I'm simply not a fan. It's a simple movie on paper but with a relationship with the main character from game of thrones and her dad played by Stellan skarsgard. This movie is very high anxiety and uncomfortable at times. It's pretty hard to predict what's going to happen in this movie but for me the pace is a snails pace. That's my big problem. I like the idea of the movie and the actors are fantastic but maybe the editing is the problem or the script writing. But in the end this is also a forgettable movie that I will forget about in a day or two. See more @Ollie1972 07/26/2021 Lawyer Kaisa Heller (Lena Headey), just promoted, has no apparent emotional attachments, preferring nameless encounters with men. She is surprised to receive a call from Helen (Charlotte Rampling), her dying mother, with a final request to bring Kaisa's estranged father Tomas (Stellan Skarsgård) to see her at the hospital. The film is a bit of a road movie with encounters along the way, some confrontational, such as boozing louts who harass her father or angry stewardesses issuing ultimatums, while some are romantic, such as truck driver Clive (Ian Hart) whom Kaisa attempts to use, but instead finds herself attached to. What started as an unavoidable chore, perhaps the last she will have never been able to dodge, becomes a new starting point in her life... Hans Petter Molands´s family drama moves you in many ways and we get a great cast. A young, lovely and great Lena Headey, the always solid Charlotte Rampling and Stellan Skarsgård plus Ian Hart. I saw "Aberdeen" when it came out, but I can´t remember my opinion back in 2000. But, re-seeing it now was very satisfying. I needed this film right now in my life as I encountered similarities to this story in my own life. And we get a excellent soundtrack from Zbigniew Preisner with great vocals from Stina Nordenstam in the closing song. See more 10/09/2014 Good acting, writing. Pretty depressing. Both are pretty unlikable, but are interesting enough characters to get past it. See more 08/23/2013 'Aberdeen' may give us a few questions and the script can be unsure of itself a few times. But the performances by Stellan Skarsgard and Lena Headey are good with this one. See more 06/05/2013 An enjoyable dysfunctional father-daughter story. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Kaisa (Lena Headey) is sent by her mother (Charlotte Rampling) to escort her alcoholic father (Stellan Skarsgard) on a road trip from a Norwegian oil rig to a detox clinic in Aberdeen, Scotland. What she soon discovers, however, is that her mother's plans for her father are not what she thought...
Director
Hans Petter Moland
Producer
Petter J. Borgli
Screenwriter
Kristin Amundsen, Lars Bill Lundholm, Hans Petter Moland
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Freeway Films, Filmfabriken Baltic Sea AB
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$64.1K
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)