The film is the third instalment in Trier’s Oslo trilogy after his acclaimed Reprise and Oslo, August 31st. The Worst Person in the World is a modern dramedy about the quest for love and its meaning in contemporary Oslo. It chronicles four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of love life, and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

就读于医科大学的维加德（Lasse Valdal 饰）及好友们驱车前往厄克斯尼湾附近的雪山，计划与其先行到达那里的女友莎拉（Ane Dahl Torp 饰）会合一同度假。当晚，他们从一个流浪汉（Bj?rn Sundquist 饰）那里听到流传在此地的一个恐怖传说：二战期间，一支德国部队驻扎这里，他们从当地人手中大肆搜刮金银财宝，手段残酷，贪婪无度，但在战争结束前夕该部队却被愤怒的民众杀死，只有为首的赫尔措格指挥官（?rjan Gamst 饰）极少数几个人躲进了雪山之中。　　年轻人们对此当然嗤之以鼻，但随着一盒财宝的出现，埋藏在雪中的纳粹僵尸开始一一复活，准备夺回一曾属于他们的财宝……