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Aberdeen (2000)

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A mom dying in Aberdeen, Scotland, asks her coke snorting, nympho, London lawyer daughter to get her estranged, alcoholic dad in Oslo, Norway, to Aberdeen. He's drunk at the airport, so they travel together by car and ferry.

Director:

Hans Petter Moland

Writers:

Hans Petter Moland (screenplay), Kristin Amundsen (screenplay) | 2 more credits »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Stellan Skarsgård ... Tomas
Jean Anderson Jean Anderson ... Kaisa as a Child
Lena Headey ... Kaisa
Charlotte Rampling ... Helen
Louise Goodall Louise Goodall ... Sara
Jason Hetherington Jason Hetherington ... Perkins
Kate Lynn Evans Kate Lynn Evans ... Emily
John Killoran John Killoran ... Blake
John Harwood John Harwood ... Huddleson
Sara-Marie Maltha ... Receptionist (as Sarah Marie Maltha)
Fergus McLarnon Fergus McLarnon ... Eric
Anders T. Andersen Anders T. Andersen ... Customs Official
Henriette Steenstrup Henriette Steenstrup ... Car Rental Clerk
Kari Simonsen Kari Simonsen ... Waitress
Jan Grønli Jan Grønli ... Granbakken
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Storyline

Kaisa is a Scot, a successful London lawyer, who snorts coke and has one-night stands with strangers. Her mother calls from Aberdeen with some story begging her to fly to Norway and collect her alcoholic dad whom she hasn't seen in years. The impatient Kaisa reluctantly agrees. The story is a ruse: mom is dying and wants her ex and her daughter together again. The trip gets complicated (dad is too drunk to fly and the hot-tempered Kaisa gets them banned from the airline): they go by ferry then car, needing a great deal of help along the way from a sweet lorry driver named Clive. Will they reach Aberdeen before mom's death, and will Kaisa find any stability within herself or in others? Written by <[email protected]>

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Quotes

Kairo 'Kaisa' Heller: Fine, call security. Fucking Bitch, d'ya know that?
[puts middle finger up at her]
Airline Stewardess: Is that supposed to be a threat?
Kairo 'Kaisa' Heller: Err, no, no. It's an index finger you dimwit, but that
[shows a fist]
Kairo 'Kaisa' Heller: ... that's a fist. But not for hitting... for fist-fucking tight arsed pussies like your good self!
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References Rain Man (1988) See more »

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Gamblin' on Romance
Performed by Ottar Johansen (as Ottar Bighand Johansen)
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Text and Music R. Rogers
Published by Air Music
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Non-cliche road movie
27 January 2002 | by numen868See all my reviews

I am not the biggest fan of what I call "road movies." This is one of those movies about the road in a metaphorical sense, with life as the real journey. But this movie was not the typical cliched type of movie. It was well acted and directed, a must see.


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Country:

UK | Sweden | Norway

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 2000 (Norway) See more »

Also Known As:

Aberdin See more »

Filming Locations:

Bergen, Hordaland, Norway See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,065, 19 August 2001

Gross USA:

$65,090

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$65,090
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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