Daylight lingers at the end of August in Oslo, but the sun is no friend to Anders (Anders Danielsen Lie), a semi-recovered addict facing a new life—which may not be too appealing without his former habits. Adapted from the same novel that inspired Louis Malle’s The Fire Within (1963), this subtle, haunting film follows Anders as he tries to adjust: making love, wandering through Oslo, interviewing for a job, seeing old friends, and trying to get comfortable with his new situation. Joachim Trier’s first feature, Reprise, was a breakthrough for the director, and while that antic fiction was about friendship and hope, this second film, with its traces of Robert Bresson, is something altogether different.