Thelma

Thelma doesn't play with pig's blood and jump scares; its dreamlike dread is subtler and stranger, and much harder to shake.
-- Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly

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Thelma

Thelma, a shy young student, has just left her religious family in a small town on the west coast of Norway to study at a university in Oslo. While at the library one day, she experiences a violent, unexpected seizure. Soon after, she finds herself intensely drawn toward Anja, a beautiful young student who reciprocates Thelma’s powerful attraction. As the semester continues, Thelma becomes increasingly overwhelmed by her intense feelings for Anja - feelings she doesn’t dare acknowledge, even to herself – while at the same time experiencing even more extreme seizures. As it becomes clear that the seizures are a symptom of inexplicable, often dangerous, supernatural abilities, Thelma is confronted with tragic secrets of her past, and the terrifying implications of her powers.

2018 Official Oscar® Entry – NORWAY
Best Foreign Language Film

Not Rated
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Romance, LGBT
Runtime
117
Language
Norwegian
Director
Joachim Trier
Cast
Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen
FEATURED REVIEW
Bilge Ebiri, Village Voice

Can we call Joachim Trier’s 'Thelma' a horror movie? The story of a young woman whose mysterious seizures coincide with unsettling, possibly supernatural goings on around her, it certainly resembles one in its broad strokes. And with Trier’s brooding, precise stylization, it does cast a disturbing ...

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