The Worst Person in the World is an honest, funny, and moving film about how messy and unpredictable life is and the choices you make, in which we are taken into the turbulent love life of thirty-something Julie (Renate Reinsve). The Guardian gave the film five stars and called it an “instant classic.”

Please note: Norwegian spoken with English subtitles!

★★★★★ De Volkskrant: ‘An instant film classic to cherish.’
★★★★ NRC: ‘Trier and co-writer Eskil Vogt play wittily with rom-com and millennial clichés.’
★★★★★ VPRO Cinema: ‘A delightfully quirky romantic drama.’
★★★★ Trouw: ‘A particularly rich film, with layered, sometimes passive-aggressive dialogues and poignant observations.’

When Julie turns 30, she feels like her life has come to a standstill. Her friends are having children and are happy, and her relationship with the older, successful cartoonist Aksel is stable. Yet Julie wonders if this is all life has to offer. When she meets the younger and handsome Eivind, Julie changes course in the hope of finding answers about love, her career, and life.

The Worst Person in the World was selected for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Lead actress Renate Reinsve won the Palm for Best Actress. After Reprise (2006) and Oslo, 31. August (2011), The Worst Person in the World is also seen as the final part of Trier’s Oslo trilogy.