It triumphed at Cannes and the Goyas: the European phenomenon about adult life that you have to see, no matter what, on Prime Video.

It received two Oscar nominations, the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, the Goya for Best European Film and various awards at the Seville Film Festival and the Seminci. The Worst Person in the World is not only one of the great jewels of recent European cinema , it is also the definitive consecration of its director, Joachim Trier , as one of the great contemporary auteurs. The Danish-Norwegian filmmaker, who had already stood out with Reprise (2006), Oslo, August 31 (2011) or Love Is Stronger Than Bombs (2015), achieved here his most well-rounded film, recognized by critics and audiences for its emotional depth and formal risk .

Released in 2021 , the film became a generational phenomenon that you can now enjoy on Amazon Prime Video . Its success doesn't only come from its awards or its inclusion on lists of the best films of the year: this story connected with thousands of viewers for its direct, delicate, and sometimes heartbreaking way of portraying the contradictions of adult life . The script, co-written by Trier with his regular collaborator Eskil Vogt, was nominated for an Oscar and has been widely applauded for its episodic structure, its honest treatment of the passage of time, and its intimate portrait of personal growth.

Renate Reinsve , winner of the Cannes Award for Best Actress, dazzles in the lead role. Her portrayal of Julie is magnetic, humane, and nuanced. She is joined by Trier's favorite Anders Danielsen Lie as Aksel, and Herbert Nordrum as Eivind. The acting triangle supports a story that moves between Scandinavian romantic comedy and existential drama , with sequences that range from the fantastical to the profoundly mundane.

What it's about and why critics love it

Julie is almost 30 and has no idea who she is . She drops out of college, changes partners, and explores creative jobs without ever staying in one place for long. When she meets Aksel , a comic book author older than her, she thinks she's found a certain stability . But a spark of the unexpected appears one night when she crashes a party and runs into Eivind . This encounter sets off a chain of decisions that will transform her life and force her to question what she really wants and what she's willing to leave behind.

Told in 12 chapters plus a prologue and an epilogue , the film breaks with traditional narratives to offer an emotional and episodic portrait more reminiscent of a television series—in the style of Girls or Love Life —but with the formal and poetic treatment of the best European cinema . There are moments of fantasy, such as a sequence in which time stands still, and others of pure melancholy that hit with the force of the everyday. All from a sympathetic perspective , without falling into moralizing or forced drama.

The Worst Person in the World talks about growing up, making mistakes, feeling lost, and how sometimes the decisions that seem wrong are the ones that end up giving meaning to everything.

Critics have especially praised Trier's tone, his ability to craft a story that feels relatable yet sophisticated, funny yet bitter, lighthearted yet transcendent . The Worst Person in the World is about growing up, making mistakes, feeling lost, and how, sometimes, the decisions that seem wrong are the ones that end up giving meaning to everything. If you've ever felt like you weren't where you should be, this film is for you. And now that it's on Prime Video , there's no excuse.