Oslo, August 31st is a 2011 Norwegian drama film directed by Joachim Trier. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. It won the prizes for Best Film and Best Cinematography at the 2011 Stockholm International Film Festival; jury president Whit Stillman described the film as "a perfectly painted portrait of a generation". It was one of three films on the Norwegian shortlist for submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film .
Director: Joachim Trier
Writers: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (novel), Joachim Trier, and 1 more credit
Stars: Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner and Ingrid Olava
Thirty-four-year-old Anders (Anders Danielsen Lie) is a fortunate, but
deeply troubled man battling drug addiction. As part of his
rehabilitation program, he is allowed to go into the city for a job
interview, but instead uses the opportunity as a way to drift around
and revisit old friends. The day grows increasingly difficult as he
struggles to overcome personal demons and past ghosts for the chance at
love and a new life.
