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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 84/100. Scores higher than 97% of the 7,025 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic84/100
530 audience votes
Key crew
- Eskil VogtScreenplay
- Joachim TrierScreenplay
- Joachim TrierDirector
- Ola FløttumOriginal Music Composer
- Torgny AmdamOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anders Danielsen LieAnders
- Malin CrépinMalin
- Hans Olav BrennerThomas
- Ingrid OlavaRebecca
- Tone Beate MostraumTove
- Øystein RøgerDavid
- Aksel ThankeTerapeut
- Kjærsti Odden SkjeldalMirjam
- Renate ReinsveRenate
- Anders BorchgrevinkØystein
- Petter Width KristiansenPetter
- Johanne Kjellevik LedangJohanne
Stills
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Themes
depressionbased on novel or bookjob interviewlonelinessrecovering addictold friendssuicide thoughtsoslo, norwaysad
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