Joachim Trier
Known for Directing
Born
March 1, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Copenhagen, Denmark
Filmography
30 films, 4 shows
Known for Directing
Joachim Trier (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian filmmaker. He is best known for his Oslo trilogy which comprises the films Reprise (2006), Oslo, August 31st (2011), The Worst Person in the World (2021). For the latter film, he was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay at the 94th Academy Awards, with the film also nominated for Best International Feature. He is also known for directing Louder Than Bombs (2015), Thelma (2017), and the documentary The Other Munch (2018). In addition to an Academy Award, he has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award, two Cesar Awards, and three Cannes Film Festival Awards.
Born
March 1, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Copenhagen, Denmark
Filmography
30 films, 4 shows

Sentimental Value
2025 · 2h 13m
country: Turkey
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

The Worst Person in the World
2021 · 2h 8m
country: Norway
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

Thelma
2017 · 1h 56m
country: Denmark
A college student starts to experience extreme seizures. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable abilities.

Louder Than Bombs
2015 · 1h 49m
country: Norway
Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's older son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up in - and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.

Oslo, August 31st
2011 · 1h 35m
country: Norway
A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.

Reprise
2006 · 1h 47m
country: Norway
Fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, two competitive friends endure the pangs of love, depression, and burgeoning careers.

Procter
2002 · 18m
country: Norway
When Charles Procter witnesses a stranger burn to death he doesn’t expect to become part of the gruesome event. Then he discovers a video camera has captured him at the scene. What he discovers on the tape is more disturbing than the stranger’s death.

Still
2001 · 20m
country: United Kingdom
An ambitious short in which the story plays out in the mind of an old man about to die from a heart attack in a public park.

Pieta
2000 · 16m
country: United Kingdom
Julian tells the story of the loss of his best friend Jacob. Years later, he goes back to the place where Jacob died and finds himself caught up in a cathartic experience with Rebecca, Julian's mother.