Oslo, August 31st
“Live today, one minute at a time.”
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.
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Cast
15 people
Anders Danielsen Lie
Anders
Known for
The Worst Person in the World
The Night Eats the World
Malin Crépin
Malin
Known for
When the Dust Settles
Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Studio Sex
Hans Olav Brenner
Thomas
Known for
The Worst Person in the World
Ingrid Olava
Rebecca
Also in
The Rules for Everything
Varg Veum - Cold Hearts
Tone Beate Mostraum
Tove
Known for
An Affair
Out Stealing Horses
Øystein Røger
David
Known for
Beforeigners
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes
Aksel Thanke
Terapeut
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Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal
Mirjam
Known for
Ninjababy
Wisting
Malin Crepin
Malin
Renate Reinsve
Renate
Known for
Backrooms
The Worst Person in the World
Anders Borchgrevink
Øystein
Known for
Reprise
Petter Width Kristiansen
Petter
Known for
Royalteen
Joachim Trier Director · Eskil Vogt Screenplay Pierre Drieu La Rochelle Author
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release May 25, 2012 · Produced in Norway
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,481,665
Production
Motlys
Production
Don't Look Now
Production
Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Oslo, 31. august
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
English · Norwegian
Release dates
France · May 18, 2011
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Norway · August 31, 2011
Theatrical
United States · May 25, 2012
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
January 20, 2012 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
March 28, 2012 · Premiere · New Directors/New Films
April 14, 2012 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
April 20, 2012 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival & Wisconsin Film Festival
May 19, 2012 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
Brazil
October 21, 2011 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
May 29, 2014 · Theatrical
France
February 29, 2012 · Theatrical
July 3, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
March 1, 2014 · Digital · VOD
August 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
April 4, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 30, 2012 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
May 17, 2012 · Theatrical
September 13, 2012 · Physical · DVD
July 5, 2014 · TV · Nederland 2
Poland
January 13, 2012 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
August 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
July 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
April 28, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Arthouse
Spain
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical · Madrid
January 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Taiwan
August 28, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 4, 2011 · Theatrical
March 26, 2012 · Physical · DVD
August 15, 2022 · Physical · The Oslo Trilogy - Three Films By Joachim Trier (Blu-ray)
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