Verdens verste menneske: Melancholic romantic comedy in which a woman with no desire to have children goes in search of herself.
Film plot and background
Melancholic romantic comedy in which a woman with no desire to have children embarks on a search for herself.
In her early 30s, Julie (Renate Reinsve) is still divided about what to do with her life. Does she want to study medicine, would she rather work as a psychiatrist or become a photographer? She also mostly follows her first instinct when it comes to love life, which initially leads her into a relationship with Aksel (Anders Danielsen Lie). While he wants children, Julie struggles with the idea of ever having children.
Aksel soon celebrates greater success as a comic artist. Julie is caught in a rut and tries her hand at blogging. At a party Julie meets Eivind (Herbert Nordrum), who is in a relationship himself. Although nothing happens between them at the party and they swear not to see each other again, Julie can’t let go of the night. She realises that things are not going well between her and Aksel. After a chance encounter with Eivind, she gives new love a chance – and is brought back down to earth again after a year. It’s up to her to reconcile her desires and ideas about life with reality.
“The Worst Man in the World” – background, cast, theatrical release
The melancholic-romantic comedy “The Worst Person in the World” celebrated its world premiere in competition at Cannes 2021 and has since become an insider tip for film lovers.
Director Joachim Trier (“Oslo, 31 August”) embeds Julie’s life in different chapters, which give the audience insights into Julie’s current emotional world in short segments. In doing so, the filmmaker does not shy away from incorporating different film styles and genres to separate the segments from each other.
“The Worst Person in the World” is the Norwegian entry for the 2022 Oscar in the Best International Film category and has been shortlisted. For the first time in a leading role, actress Renate Reinsve proves her skills and promptly scored a nomination for Best Actress at the BAFTA Film Awards 2022. In Cannes, she was honoured with the Actress Award.
The German theatrical release of “The Worst Man in the World” is on 2 June 2022.
