Sentimental Value (2025)

7.7R133 minDirector: Joachim Trier

2025 film by Joachim Trier

Sentimental Value (Norwegian: Affeksjonsverdi) is a 2025 drama film directed by Joachim Trier, who co-wrote it with Eskil Vogt. It follows sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) in their reunion with their estranged father Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård). It also stars Elle Fanning.

The film premiered in the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May, where it received widespread critical acclaim and won the Grand Prix. It was theatrically released in Norway on 12 September by Nordisk Film.

At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, it was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and won Best Supporting Actor for Skarsgård. At the 98th Academy Awards, it received nine nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Reinsve), Best Supporting Actor (Skarsgård) and two Best Supporting Actress nominations (Fanning and Lilleaas), and became the first Norwegian film to win Best International Feature Film.

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Sentimental Value (2025) — After the death of their mother, Estranged sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their once-famous director father, Gustav(Stellan Skaarsgard). He tries to revive his career with a personal film project, casting a Hollywood star (Elle Fanning) When Nora (Renate Reinsve) refuses a r
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