Louise and Kasper, a Danish couple, live in an isolated villa in the middle of the forest away from modern life, technology and even electricity. Louise's biggest dream is to become a mother but she is unable to have children. She finally decides, out of desperation, to seal a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena, who accepts to bear Louise's child as a surrogate mother in exchange of a large amount of money. But the life growing inside of her is taking shape too fast, affecting the lives of everyone like an evil force. Paranoia and horror sets around the inevitable birth.
| Original title | Shelley |
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| Danish title | Shelley |
| Director | Ali Abbasi |
| Screenplay | Maren Louise Käehne, Ali Abbasi |
| Producer | Jacob Jarek |
| Director of Photography | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, Nadim Carlsen |
| Editor | Olivia Neergaard-Holm |
| Sound | Rune Bjerre Sand |
| Composer | Martin Juel Dirkov |
| Production designer | Sabine Hviid, Kristine Køster |
| Appearances | Cosmina Stratan, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Peter Christoffersen, Kenneth M. Christensen |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Dialogue language | Danish,English,Rumænsk,Swedish |
| Production company | Profile Pictures |
| Domestic distribution | Scanbox |
| International sales | Indie Sales / Rue Washington 32 / 75008 Paris |
| Danish theatrical release | 01.12.2016 |
| Cinemas |
Gloria, København Øst for paradis, Aarhus Cafébiografen, Odense Biffen, Aalborg |
| Comment | Feature debut by Ali Abbasi. The film world premiered in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama programme 2016 and has since been selected for a number of festivals, including Munich, Sarajevo and Montreal. Abbasi's follow-up 'Border' (2018) won the main prize at the Cannes sidebar Un Certain Regard. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Production company | Profile Pictures |
| Co-production | Solid Entertainment AB |
| With support from | New Danish Screen, Film i Skåne |
| Domestic distribution | Scanbox |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Ali Abbasi |
| Assistant director | Jannich Grønnemose |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Maren Louise Käehne |
| Screenplay | Ali Abbasi |
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Production |
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| Producer | Jacob Jarek |
| Line producer | Jacob Jarek |
| Production | Jacob Svensson |
| Production | Toke Thrane-Hanghøj |
| Unit manager | Jannich Grønnemose |
| Unit manager | Nikolaj Storgaard Mortensen |
| Location scout | Anders Banke |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen |
| Cinematographer | Nadim Carlsen |
| First assistant camera | Anne Skamris |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Ib Valentin |
| Gaffer | Marcin Bugacki |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Olivia Neergaard-Holm |
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Music |
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| Composer | Martin Juel Dirkov |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Sabine Hviid |
| Production designer | Kristine Køster |
| Set dresser | Mina Lejbølle |
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Wardrobe |
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| Key costumer | Camilla Nordbjerg Olsen |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Camilla Nordbjerg Olsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Rune Bjerre Sand |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX supervisor | Peter Hjorth |
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Appearance |
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| Elena | Cosmina Stratan |
| Louise | Ellen Dorrit Petersen |
| Kasper | Peter Christoffersen |
| Simon | Kenneth M. Christensen |
| Nanna | Patricia Schumann |
| Leo | Björn Andresen |
| Isabella | Marianne Mortensen |
| Sigurd | Marlon Kindberg Bach |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Full Moon | 2016 | Transilvania International Film Festival 2016 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival | 2019-07-05 |
| SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic of Catalonia | 2016-10-07 |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2016-09-15 |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 2016-08-12 |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | 2016-07-21 |
| Montreal Fantasia Int Film Festival | 2016-07-14 |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2016-05-27 |
| Berlinale | 2016-02-11 |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Almbjerg, Sarah Iben | 2016-12-22 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2016-12-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Nikolajsen, Lone | 2016-12-02 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Wendt Jensen, Jacob | 2016-12-01 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Wendt Jensen, Jacob | 2016-12-01 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Frank Rasmussen, Nanna | 2016-12-01 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Grundahl, Joakim | 2016-12-01 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Albrechtsen, Peter | 2016-10-27 |
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