Joachim Trier’s dark coming-of-age thriller Thelma, which is about a young woman who falls in love only to discover she has terrifying and inexplicable powers, is now in limited theaters across the Nation via The Orchard.
Joe Lipsett caught the premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and called it “a striking coming-of-age thriller that resembles Carrie.”
The Orchard provided us with the opening scene from the film that will immediately grab your attention. In the scene, a young girl and her father bond over a hunting excursion, only the trip takes a dark turn that will make you gasp in shock…
“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 clearer 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.”
The Norwegian-language pic stars Eili Harboe, Okay Kaya, Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Henrik Rafaelsen.
