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Aberdeen

Play trailer Poster for Aberdeen 2000,  1h 53m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 86% 37 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
86% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Kaisa (Lena Headey) is sent by her mother (Charlotte Rampling) to escort her alcoholic father (Stellan Skarsgard) on a road trip from a Norwegian oil rig to a detox clinic in Aberdeen, Scotland. What she soon discovers, however, is that her mother's plans for her father are not what she thought...
Aberdeen

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Critics Consensus

Though the characters are difficult to watch at times, Aberdeen burns with ferocious honesty and strong performances.

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Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader Feb 13, 2020
Its plot contrivances beautifully justified by its minimalism. Go to Full Review
Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine Apr 30, 2002
3/4
A strangely lyrical tale of addiction and family distance. Go to Full Review
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Feb 14, 2002
3/4
Grips us precisely because its actors are so utterly absorbed in their roles, so unfettered and nakedly expressive. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 1, 2005
3/5
F.X. Feeney L.A. Weekly Oct 1, 2002
Moland ... has a fine eye for landscapes, but an even surer touch with actors. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Sep 18, 2002
B+
The movie is to be admired for refusing to romanticize alcoholism and for finding, in its bleak story, much humor and emotion. Go to Full Review
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Kylo W Aug 26, 2018 Appalling student film script, plotting and characterisation that shows that good acting is entirely dependent on good writing and direction, absent from this film. Random nudity, absurd storyline jumps and non-sequiturs, and inconsistent behaviour from the characters adds up to a boring whole. See more
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Hans Petter Moland

Director

Stellan Skarsgård

Tomas

Lena Headey

Kaisa

Ian Hart

Clive

Charlotte Rampling

Helen

Jason Hetherington

Perkins

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Aberdeen

Aberdeen (2000) Aberdeen (2000) Stellan Skarsgård and Lena Headey. Lena Headey. Lena Headey and Ian Hart. Stellan Skarsgård and Charlotte Rampling. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Kaisa (Lena Headey) is sent by her mother (Charlotte Rampling) to escort her alcoholic father (Stellan Skarsgard) on a road trip from a Norwegian oil rig to a detox clinic in Aberdeen, Scotland. What she soon discovers, however, is that her mother's plans for her father are not what she thought...
Director
Hans Petter Moland
Producer
Petter J. Borgli
Screenwriter
Kristin Amundsen, Lars Bill Lundholm, Hans Petter Moland
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Freeway Films, Filmfabriken Baltic Sea AB
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$64.1K
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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