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Released 10 years ago.
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Shelley
"Inside, an evil grows."
2016 1h 32m DA
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5.5
MID
★5.5TMDB · 137
DramaHorrorMystery
Synopsis
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Louise and Kasper want to become parents, but Louise cannot have children. She seals a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena, to bear her child, but things don't turn out quite as planned...
“Inside, an evil grows.”
Cast
Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Louise
Cosmina Stratan
Elena
Peter Christoffersen
Kasper
Björn Andrésen
Leo
Marianne Mortensen
Isabella
Marlon Kindberg Bach
Sigurd
Kenneth M. Christensen
Simon
Patricia Schumann
Nanna
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ali Abbasi
- Writers
- Ali Abbasi, Maren Louise Käehne
- Languages
- Danish, English, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish
- Countries
- Denmark, Sweden
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Danish, English, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ali Abbasi, shot by Sturla Brandth Grøvlen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Martin Dirkov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Olivia Neergaard-Holm shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Cosmina Stratan and Peter Christoffersen carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Inside, an evil grows.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ali Abbasi directs. Sturla Brandth Grøvlen behind the camera. Martin Dirkov scores. Olivia Neergaard-Holm cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in Danish, English, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Danish, English, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
- 4Directed by Ali Abbasi, shot by Sturla Brandth Grøvlen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Martin Dirkov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Olivia Neergaard-Holm shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Cosmina Stratan and Peter Christoffersen carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Inside, an evil grows.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt5013688 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
- Original score
- Martin Dirkov
- Editing
- Olivia Neergaard-Holm
- Production design
- Sabine Hviid
- Stunt coordinator
- Deni Jordan
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DA
- IMDB
- Shelley (2016)
Awards
- Robert Award for Best Song
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Ali Abbasi
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Profile Pictures
DK
Film i Skåne
SE
- SO
Solid Entertainment
SE
Key crew
- Co-ProducerAnders Banke
- Executive ProducerDavid Atlan Jackson
- ProducerJacob Jarek
- Executive ProducerDitte Milsted
- Co-ProducerMagnus Paulsson
- Executive ProducerThor Sigurjonsson
- Executive ProducerJoel Thibout
- EditorOlivia Neergaard-Holm
- Production DesignSabine Hviid
- Production DesignKristine Køster
- Production ManagerToke Hanghøj
- Production ManagerJacob Svensson
- First Assistant DirectorJannich Grønnemose
- First Assistant DirectorNikolaj Storgaard Mortensen
- PropsMina Lejbølle
- Set DresserTine Lylloff
- Stunt CoordinatorDeni Jordan
- CostumerCamilla Nordbjerg
- Production AssistantSussie Sloth Christensen
- ColoristCarsten Dahl
- Online EditorIsac Hessellund
- Post Production CoordinatorChristina Jæger
- Online EditorOlesya Kireeva
- First Assistant EditorNoa Vedde
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- pregnancy
- surrogate mother
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-07-22· Fantasia International Film Festival
