Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 91Audiences 80GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer97%
Metascore84
Letterboxd · 145 K ratings4.1/5
Audience score82%
User score7.8
IMDb7.6
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries
+10Released
2011
August 31, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Norwegian
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Norway
César Awards2013
- Best Foreign Film2013Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more14 people
- Anders Danielsen LieAnders
- Malin CrépinMalin
- Hans Olav BrennerThomas
- Ingrid OlavaRebecca
- Tone Beate MostraumTove
- Øystein RøgerDavid
- ATAksel ThankeTerapeut
- Kjærsti Odden SkjeldalMirjam
- Renate ReinsveRenate
Anders BorchgrevinkØystein
Petter Width KristiansenPetter- JKJohanne Kjellevik LedangJohanne
- ISIselin SteiroIselin
- EGElin Gunnarsdotter SandvikFolio-ansatt
Directing · 5
- Joachim Trier Director, Screenplay
- Hans-Jørgen Osnes First Assistant Director, Producer
- Paul Tunge Second Assistant Director, Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Emil Trier Second Assistant Director, Casting Assistant
- Aslaug Konradsdottir Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Eskil Vogt Screenplay
- Pierre Drieu La Rochelle Novel
Production · 16
- Sigve Endresen Producer
- Yngve Sæther Producer
- Christian Rubeck Casting
- Espen Klouman Høiner Casting Assistant
- Eirik Sæter Stordahl Casting Assistant
- David Skaufjord Casting Assistant
Camera · 5
- Jakob Ihre Director of Photography
- Maria Haglund First Assistant Camera
- Bo Lundgren Grip
- Torfinn Rønning Sanderud Second Assistant Camera
- Gernot Grondinger Steadicam Operator
Editing · 4
- Olivier Bugge Coutté Editor
- Christian Siebenherz Assistant Editor
- Julien Alary Colorist
- Kjetil Haugen Online Editor
Sound · 9
- Ola Fløttum Original Music Composer
- Torgny Amdam Music Consultant, Original Music Composer
- Gisle Tveito Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Fanny Wadman Boom Operator
- Roy Fenstad Foley Artist
- Hugo Ekornes Foley Recordist
Art · 5
- Jørgen Stangebye Larsen Production Design
- Iselin Steiro Assistant Art Director
- Jostein Oksavik Props
- Solfrid Kjetså Art Direction
- Jens Berger Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ellen Ystehede Costume Design
- Katharina Lie Makeup Artist
- Maria Roli Makeup Department Head
Lighting · 3
- Stian Jorde Gaffer
- Jørgen Werner Electrician
- Thomas Lund Lighting Technician
Other crew · 2
- Deni Jordan Stunt Coordinator
- Ragna Nordhus Midtgard Production Intern
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