Oslo, August 31st

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Oslo, August 31st

2011

1h 35m

Drama

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Anders takes a day off from drug treatment to see friends and look for a job.

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An upfront study of a drug addict confronting his demons, Oslo, August 31st makes this dark journey worthwhile with fantastic directing and equally fantastic acting.

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David Thomson

The New Republic

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.

Jun 14, 2013

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

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.

Aug 31, 2012

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Rob Nelson

Minneapolis Star Tribune

[Displays] an invigoratingly acute understanding of the psychology of insecurity, longing, defensiveness and inward-turning rage.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 30, 2012

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Agustín Acevedo Kanopa

La Diaria

In films that are different in style, Joachim Trier shares with Claude Sautet this idea of filming life, a life, in which in the end we add and subtract, to arrive at a barely approximate idea of whether it was worth living or not.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 30, 2022

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Dustin Chang

Floating World

It's the first/last day of Anders's life. He observes other people leading their lives with their ordinary concerns and wishes. Trier and Vogt are gifted writers, never making life's problems black and white and making sophistication easy and likable.

Feb 28, 2021

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CJ Sheu

Review Film Review

The writing is so authentic it's scary.

Jul 1, 2020

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julie b

Oooooof. Heartbreaking. Oslo, August 31st isn’t flashy or ostentatious; it’s simple but emotionally impactful, and in a 90 minute 1-day contained package, it hits hard (I love a contained story!!!). Trier perfectly captures depression, feeling lost, and loneliness - the loneliness of conversing with a friend, even a close friend, and being completely not understood; loneliness in a crowded room; loneliness in the face of superficiality; and the loneliness and alienation of being at the age where everyone is in such a different place (hiiii!!!!). Anders’ performance and our closeness to his character critically underpin this and make it feel SO real - we are in his head, seeing with his eyes, hearing with his ears, and watching his expression. Also, the use of slow zoom, silence, and voiceover on landscape scenes further the impact. “It will get better. Everything will be alright. Except it won’t, you know” “Two glasses of wine. That’s as good as it gets” “l’m here, but what am I doing? I think I am trying to remember what I was supposed to do”

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/24

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Dani G

With just the title, I was almost obliged to see this one... because August 31st it's my birthday!! Good film

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/23/23

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favio c

Impactante bofetada ambientada en noruega donde puedes sentir la culpa si es que te identificas con la historia.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/23

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matthew r

Brilliant, beautiful and heartbreaking. Kudos to all involved. The acting and directing is par excellence. Must watch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Matthew R

Heartbreaking and beautiful. How someone could put these incredibly deep emotions into a film with such amazing acting and direction is beyond me. Must watch for everyone

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Koustabh C

THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TW FOR THIS.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Joachim Trier

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Anders Danielsen Lie

Anders

Hans Olav Brenner

Thomas

Petter Width Kristiansen

Petter

Ingrid Olava

Rebecca

Øystein Røger

David

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Synopsis

Anders takes a day off from drug treatment to see friends and look for a job.

Director: Joachim Trier
Producer: Hans-Jørgen Osnes, Yngve Sæther
Screenwriter: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Production Co: Motlys, Don't Look Now
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.7K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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