Sentimental Value

In Sentimental Value, Norwegian director Joachim Trier returns with a poignant, darkly comic portrait of fractured family ties and artistic ambition. A fading film director disrupts the lives of his estranged daughters when he returns to their childhood home with plans to shoot a deeply personal biopic. As old wounds resurface, his daughter Nora, a celebrated actress battling anxiety, and her sister Agnes, a steady but scarred mother, must confront the legacy of abandonment, art, and emotional manipulation.

When Nora turns down her father’s offer to be in what he hopes will be his comeback film, she discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star (Elle Fanning). Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father — and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.

A beautifully made and often funny film about family, the passing of time, and how we sometimes need to rewrite the stories we tell about ourselves in order to survive,

Sentimental Value won the Grand Prix at Cannes (2025) and earned a record eight Golden Globe nominations (Best Drama, Director, Screenplay, Non-English Language film plus nods for actors Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas).