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Thelma (2017)

Thelma poster
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
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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)

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