Oslo, august 31st

34-year-old Anders comes out of rehab and feels betrayed and forgotten by all the relationships he 's had in the past. He’s clean and sober but does not realize what his new life can really offer. “Oslo, August 31st” is a heart-rending study of loneliness and melancholy, the sparkling dark portrait of a man in an existential crisis, a man trying to look for meaning in a life that seems lost. Joachim Trier, after his tremendous festival success in 2006 with his debut “Reprise”, returns with his screenwriter to adapt Pierre Drieu La Rochelle’s cult novel “Le Feu Follet”, creating a provocative and fully rewarding arthouse film.

Oslo, 31. august - Όσλο, 31. αυγούστου by NyxtesPremieras

Director: Joachim Trier

Screenwriter: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

Dop: Jakob Ihre

Music: Ola Flottum, Torgny Amdam

Editor: Olivier Bugge Coutté, Gisle Tveito

Principal Cast: Anders Danielsen, Lie Hans, Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Johanne Kjellevik Ledang, Kjaersti Odden Skjeldal, Petter Width Kristiansen, Malin Crépin, Aksel M. Thanke

Country: Norway

Year: 2011

Running Time: 96'

Language: Norwegian