Year Released: 2011
Director: Joachim Trier
Screenplay by: Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt, based on the novel Le Feu Follet by Pierre Drieu La Rochell
Rating:
(4.5/5 Stars)Addiction is an agonizing journey, and it's an open secret that the road to recovery can be much more painful. It tends to trigger depression, hopelessness, guilt, grief, self-pity, and anger. A recovering addict is often overwhelmed when faced with the consequences of his substance abuse, an awareness that had been numbed by the drugs, and frustrated when he is unable to immediately win back the trust of people close to him. On top of all this, where do you go when all your friendships and hang-outs revolved around alcohol and other drugs?
This Norwegian film manages to convey all of this, through quiet, thoughtful scenes, rich in dialogue, without becoming heavy-handed or cliched.
