Aberdeen (2000 film)

Aberdeen is a 2000 drama film directed by Hans Petter Moland, starring Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, and Charlotte Rampling. The film follows Helen (Lena Headey), a successful London lawyer, who is tasked with traveling to Aberdeen, Scotland, to retrieve her estranged alcoholic father, Tomas (Stellan Skarsgård), and bring him back to her ailing mother, Helen's stepmother, in Norway.

The film explores themes of family dysfunction, estrangement, addiction, and reconciliation. Helen's journey with her father is fraught with conflict, as they struggle to connect and confront their past issues. The film is known for its naturalistic performances and its atmospheric depiction of both London and Aberdeen. Aberdeen attempts to find a hopeful resolution as Helen and Tomas begin to understand each other, albeit imperfectly. It was released in some European countries in 2000, and saw limited release elsewhere.