Directed by:
Joachim TrierCinematography:
Jakob IhreComposer:
Ola FløttumCast:
Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Marte Magnusdotter Solem, Anders Mossling, Camilla Belsvik, Sigve Bøe (more)VOD (2)
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Norwegian supernatural thriller co-written and directed by Joachim Trier. The film follows young student Thelma (Eili Harboe) as she moves to Oslo to attend university. While there she suffers from a number of powerful seizures, and it's not long before she begins to realise that her condition is being caused by a mystery supernatural ability. With her unexplained powers become stronger and more dangerous by the day, Thelma must do her best to find a solution as those closest to her are put in grave danger. (Thunderbird Releasing)
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Towards the end of the year, a disturbing item from Norway. Thelma, a strong believer so far unbowed by anything, gradually begins to taste the sins of high school life and falls in love with a girl, but strange and inexplicable things start happening around her. It sounds like a short story by Stephen King, something like Carrie, but the film hits more on psychology than pure horror, though a couple of scenes are definitely worth it (the ones with the baby and the spontaneous combustion on the boat). I was a bit disappointed by the open ending, which I'm not a big fan of, but otherwise undoubtedly a quality affair with a social subtext. Well made with intelligent dialogue, atmospheric, gloomy and with a lesbian touch. I enjoyed it. 80%.
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With its typically gloomy Scandinavian feel, Thelma is a fragile drama about the loneliness of an adolescent in the
depressing constraints of religious thinking, perfectly blended with a supernatural thriller with elements of horror and a
pained heart throbbing with desire for fulfillment of the first, “forbidden” love. A wonderful, brilliantly directed story
and probably the European film of the year. [Sitges FF]
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This was a really weird film about weird people. The filmmakers apparently had some special powers, too, because they managed to make me enjoy it, even though the plot seemed to be dragging a bit at times. Only now I'm not so sure of that. What I do know is that I enjoyed the strange dark atmosphere combined with distinctive editing. I couldn't really switch off my brain, which usually isn’t a problem for me.
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Just when I thought the film was putting me to sleep, that it had moments that weren't very entertaining, it suddenly showed me a scene that managed to wake me up again. Thelma has elements that are a bit unexpected at first glance, but on second glance they are elements that definitely work in the overall concept of the film.
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Joachim Trier served audiences a chillingly Nordic psychological thriller bordering on horror, lightly seasoned with lesbian eroticism. It's a very crazy combination, but it works quite well in the end. The atmosphere grabbed me like crazy and I willingly let myself be swept away, even slightly scared by the not-very-believable story, whose main character, convincingly portrayed by Eili Harboe, I wouldn't want as a friend, to be honest. (70%)
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