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Shelley

Shelley

Inside, an evil grows.

20165.51h 32m

Overview

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...

Directed by Ali Abbasi
Written by Ali Abbasi, Maren Louise Käehne
Produced by Jacob Jarek
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Top Cast

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Louise

Cosmina Stratan

Cosmina Stratan

Elena

Peter Christoffersen

Peter Christoffersen

Kasper

Björn Andrésen

Björn Andrésen

Leo

Marianne Mortensen

Marianne Mortensen

Isabella

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Marlon Kindberg Bach

Sigurd

Kenneth M. Christensen

Kenneth M. Christensen

Simon

Patricia Schumann

Patricia Schumann

Nanna

Themes & Keywords

pregnancysurrogate mother

About Shelley

Shelley is a drama, horror, mystery film released in 2016 exploring themes of pregnancy, surrogate mother. Directed by Ali Abbasi, it stars Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Cosmina Stratan, Peter Christoffersen. 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...

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