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MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, Ian Hart, and Charlotte Rampling
A modern, raw, pitch-black comedy about a young woman who travels from Scotland to Norway to find her estranged, alcoholic father and bring him home. (First Run Features)
| GENRE(S): | Drama |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Kristin Amundsen
Hans Petter Moland Lars Bill Lundholm (story) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Hans Petter Moland |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: April 23, 2002 Video: April 23, 2002 Theatrical: August 17, 2001 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 106 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Norway / Sweden / UK |
Audience Award, Best Dramatic Feature Film, Hamptons International Film Festival
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Asenath F. gave it a9:
Dry and Dark, yet witty and amazing. Woman, all hopes for a life she enjoys get's talked into coming to see her dying mother, not knowing that she is dying. She also has to find her father, a drunk Scott, an dpull him along for the ride.
Chad S. gave it a 7:
"Aberdeen" answers the question, "Who makes the better companion on a road trip: an alcoholic or a cocaine addict?" You're probably better off with the alcoholic, even though the cocaine addict, by default, makes for better company. When Kaisa asks her father, "Why can't you always be like this," she probably isn't aware of the irony. We'd like to pose the same question towards Kaisa, because the sober version of this broken soul is a lot more tolerable than the foul-mouthed bitch we encounter at the beginning. When Kaisa warms up to her estranged father, it's because she's coming down from her cocaine high, but what's nicely understated, is that this change of heart is directly related to her dying mum. Because Kaisa is strung out on drugs half the time, "Aberdeen" never wallows in sentimentality like other films about dying parents.
Paul D. gave it a 9:
Harrowing and touching, with stellar performances by Skarsgard and Headley, and a fine supporting turn from Ian Hart.
Pam G. gave it a 10:
Excellent movie. Excellent , brilliant and funny actors.
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