Thelma, a fragile young woman, has just started university. Despite her parents’ persistent attempts to control her every step, she experiences independence and the whirlwind of student life for the first time. When she falls in love with a beautiful classmate called Anja, frightening and inexplicable things begin to happen all around her and Thelma realizes with horror that she may be the cause. This enchanting thriller about the darkest of human desires, family curses and forbidden love was created by one of the most talented Scandinavian filmmakers of our time, Joachim Trier.
Thelma, a fragile young woman, has just started university. Despite her parents’ persistent attempts to control her every step, she experiences independence and the whirlwind of student life for the first time. When she falls in love with a beautiful classmate called Anja, frightening and inexplicable things begin to happen all around her and Thelma realizes with horror that she may be the cause. This enchanting thriller about the darkest of human desires, family curses and forbidden love was created by one of the most talented Scandinavian filmmakers of our time, Joachim Trier.