:Oslo, 31st August is a film about a reformed drug addict who begins the film with a failed suicide attempt and is clearly suffering from serious depression arising from low feelings of self-worth.

Oslo, August 31st Norway Production: A Norsk Filmdistribusjon release of a Motlys, Don't Look Now presentation and production, in association with Storyline Studios, Norsk Filmdistribusjon, the ...

Norwegian director Joachim Trier follows “Reprise,” his 2006 homage to the French New Wave, with another gem, “Oslo, August 31st.” It’s the story of a 34-year-old addict, Anders, who has ...

Anders will soon complete his drug rehabilitation in the countryside. As part of the program, he is allowed to go into the city for a job interview. But he takes advantage of the leave and stays on ...

Oslo, August 31 is not just about drug addiction and recovery, but about how one looks at life, past and present, once a person no longer considers himself young.

couldn’t be less like the experience of watching the new film from the Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier . Adapting "The Fire Within," a 1931 novel by Pierre Dieu La Rochelle (which Louis ...

Oslo, August 31. Last night I watched this tense, sad Norwegian movie at the West End Cinema. It follows a drug addict in very shaky recovery who has a one-day leave from his rehab center.

Joachim Trier‘s 2008 debut “Reprise,” a kinetic, moving depiction of the friendship and rivalry between two young authors, is something of a favorite around these parts, and we’ve been ...

A movie review of "Oslo, August 31st," an intimately effective Norwegian drama that follows a recovering heroin addict during a day pass from rehab as he psychologically struggles to avoid a relapse.

Oslo, August 31st A confident and beautifully crafted second film from Norwegian helmer Joachim Trier. Continue to Variety SKIP AD. You will be redirected back to your article in seconds ...

A recovering addict faces his demons and loneliness in Joahim Trier's bare bones film. By Kirk Honeycutt Mostly a study in melancholia and loneliness, Joachim Trier’s Oslo, August 31 deals ...