Anders Danielsen Lie offers a really quite intense performance here as the recovering drug addict "Anders". His physicians think he's sufficiently improved to be able to spend a day, unsupervised, in Oslo, with family and friends and to have an interview for a job. Initially it all goes well. He drops in on "Thomas" (Hans Olav Brenner) and his family and is geared up (not literally) for his interview. That's where…
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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.
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Anders Danielsen Lie
Anders
Malin Crépin
Malin
Hans Olav Brenner
Thomas
Ingrid Olava
Rebecca
Tone Beate Mostraum
Tove
Øystein Røger
David
Aksel Thanke
Terapeut
Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal
Mirjam
Renate Reinsve
Renate
Anders Borchgrevink
Øystein
Petter Width Kristiansen
Petter
Johanne Kjellevik Ledang
Johanne
Iselin Steiro
Iselin
Elin Gunnarsdotter Sandvik
Folio-ansatt
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What is Oslo, August 31st about?
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…
When was Oslo, August 31st released?
Oslo, August 31st was released in 2011.
What genres does Oslo, August 31st belong to?
Oslo, August 31st is categorised as Drama.
Who stars in Oslo, August 31st?
The cast of Oslo, August 31st includes Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crépin, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Tone Beate Mostraum.