Review of Oslo, August 31st (2011) by Gary W — 18 Feb 2013

Ótimo filme! Há tempos não via um filme tão bom. Para os apaixonados por ação, passem longe desse filme...

This review of Oslo, August 31st (2011) was written by Gary W on 18 Feb 2013.

Oslo, August 31st has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Adrian B (1,364) on 08 Mar 2013

Extremely painful to watch. Two BIG thumbs-up for Anders Danielsen Lie for such an excellently heart-wrenching performance…

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The film is so painfully authentic, hopeless and depressing that I DON'T recommend it to those who suffer from depression themselves…

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By Amro A (74) on 07 Mar 2013

One of the best Norwegian movie's i've seen. Storyline was great, but I still didn't feel good watching it…

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As someone who just stumbled upon this film, I was completely confused by it...but I gave it a few more minutes before I chose something else…

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