Thelma (2017)

Directed by

Joachim Trier

Genre

drama film, mystery film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France, Norway

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 1,148 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sheltered young woman leaves her religious family to attend university. When she develops feelings for a female classmate, she begins experiencing strange and uncontrollable powers.

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What happens

Thelma is a 2017 supernatural thriller drama film directed by Joachim Trier, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eskil Vogt. The film stars Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. Thelma tells the story of a sheltered young woman who discovers she has an inexplicable power that materializes when she feels desire for a female student at her university. Thelma was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but did not receive the nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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