Thelma (2017 film)

Thelma
Thelma
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joachim Trier
Written by	Eskil Vogt; Joachim Trier;
Produced by	Thomas Robsahm
Starring	Eili Harboe; Kaya Wilkins; Henrik Rafaelsen; Ellen Dorrit Petersen;
Cinematography	Jakob Ihre
Edited by	Olivier Bugge Coutté
Music by	Ola Fløttum
Production; companies	Motlys; Film i Väst; Le Pacte; Filmpool Nord; Snowglobe; B-Reel Films; Don't Look Now; Copenhagen Film Fund;
Distributed by	SF Norge (Norway); TriArt Film (Sweden); Camera Film (Denmark); Le Pacte (France);
Release dates	20 August 2017 (Norwegian International Film Festival); 15 September 2017 (Norway); 17 November 2017 (Sweden); 22 November 2017 (France); 30 November 2017 (Denmark);
Running time	116 minutes
Countries	Norway; Sweden; Denmark; France;
Language	Norwegian
Budget	€5 million
Box office	$1.5 million

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.