Sentimental Value (2025)★ 7.8/10

R · NO,DE,DK,FR,SE,GB · 135 min · May 21, 2025

Drama

Written by: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

A stage actress and her sister face the return of their father, a retired director seeking redemption by offering her a lead role.

Original title

Sentimental Value

Storyline

Following their beloved mother’s passing, sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve), a neurotic stage actress, and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), a selfless therapist, must contend with their long-absent father Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård) barging back into their lives. A once-revered film director now barely evading obscurity’s undertow, he believes that a new, deeply personal project can salvage his career. But when Nora refuses the role he wrote specifically for her, Gustav finds a new muse in an eager but unpolished Hollywood star (Elle Fanning), sending his botched reconciliation spiraling further into chaos.

Rating

7.8 / 10 · 89,503

Companies

Mer Film, Eye Eye Pictures, MK2 Productions, Lumen Production, Komplizen Film, BBC Film, Film i Väst, Oslo Filmfond, Arte France Cinéma, Mediefondet Zefyr, Alaz Film, ZDF/Arte, Don't Look Now, Creative Europe, Eurimages, Normandy Regional Fund, Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Sweden, A-One Films, Anticipate Pictures, Baska Sinema, BuenCine Producciones, Caribbean Cinemas RD, Caribbean Cinemas, Cinéart, Cinéplex, Elevation Pictures, Lucky Red, Mubi, MUBI, Maco, Memento Films

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