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Sentimental Value
Norwegian theatrical release poster
NorwegianAffeksjonsverdi
Directed byJoachim Trier
Written by
Produced by
  • Maria Ekerhovd
  • Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Starring
CinematographyKasper Tuxen
Edited byOlivier Bugge Coutté
Music byHania Rani
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 20 August 2025 (2025-08-20) (France)
  • 12 September 2025 (2025-09-12) (Norway)
  • 3 October 2025 (2025-10-03) (Sweden)
  • 26 December 2025 (2025-12-26) (United Kingdom)
Running time
133 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Norway
  • France
  • Germany
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
Languages
  • Norwegian
  • English
  • Swedish
Box office$9 million[3]
Director Joachim Trier, and actors Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning attend a Q and A for the movie in November, 2025 in NYC

Sentimental Value (Norwegian: Affeksjonsverdi) is a 2025 comedy drama film directed by Joachim Trier, who co-wrote it with Eskil Vogt. It stars Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning. It follows a fractured relationship between an acclaimed director and his two estranged daughters, which becomes even more complicated when he decides to make a personal film about their family history.

The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May, where it received widespread acclaim and won the Grand Prix.[4][5] It was theatrically released in Norway on 12 September by Nordisk Film. It was selected as the Norwegian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.[6]

Plot

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After the death of their mother Sissel, the estranged sisters Nora and Agnes Borg are forced to confront their distant father Gustav, a once-famous but now almost forgotten film director who abandoned the family when the girls were still young. Nora, now a driven stage actress, has prioritized her career above all else, while Agnes chose a stable life with a husband, child, and secure job—creating a stark contrast that further strains their relationship. Gustav, convinced that an autobiographical screenplay he's written will be his ticket back to fame, wants to tell the story of his mother, who took her own life in the family home in Norway—a place still partially owned by him and haunted by the trauma she endured from Nazi torture during the war. He offers the lead role to Nora, but she firmly refuses, prompting him to cast Hollywood actress Rachel Kemp instead, whom he met during a retrospective of his films in France. As filming begins, Gustav seizes the opportunity not only to revive his artistic legacy but also to mend the deeply fractured relationships with his daughters.

Cast

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  • Renate Reinsve as Nora Borg,[7] a stage and television actress and the most recent inhabitant of her family home in Oslo
  • Stellan Skarsgård as Gustav Borg, a celebrated film director and Nora and Agnes' estranged father
  • Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as Agnes Borg Pettersen, Nora's sister
  • Elle Fanning as Rachel Kemp, a famous American actress playing the lead role in Gustav's latest film
  • Anders Danielsen Lie as Jakob, Nora's colleague and romantic interest
  • Jesper Christensen as Michael, Gustav's producer
  • Lena Endre as Ingrid Berger
  • Cory Michael Smith as Sam, Rachel's colleague
  • Catherine Cohen as Nicky, Rachel's colleague
  • Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud as Even Pettersen, Agnes' husband
  • Øyvind Hesjedal Loven as Erik, Agnes and Even's son
  • Lars Väringer as Peter, Gustav's retired cinematographer
  • Ida Marianne Vassbotn Klasson as Sissel Borg, Gustav's ex-wife and the mother of Nora and Agnes

Production

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Principal photography commenced in August 2024 in Oslo.[8][9][10]

Release

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On 10 April 2025, Sentimental Value was announced to be competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 21 May 2025 and received a 19-minute standing ovation.[11][12][13] The film's trailer was released on 1 July.[14]

Neon bought the distribution rights for North America in May 2024 at the Cannes Film Festival when the film was first announced.[15] In April 2025, Mubi announced that they had acquired rights to the film for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.[16] It was also screened in Open Air Premiere Programme at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2025.[17] It was released in France on 20 August 2025 by Memento.[18] It was released in the United States on 7 November 2025 by Neon.[19] It will release in Spain on 5 December 2025 by Elastica,[20] and in the United Kingdom on 26 December by Mubi.[21]

Reception

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Joachim Trier received widespread acclaim for his direction and won the Grand Prix at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 125 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Deftly exploring the uneasy tension between artistic expression and personal connection, Sentimental Value is a bracingly mature work from writer-director Joachim Trier that's marvelously acted across the board."[22] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 86 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[23]

In June 2025, IndieWire ranked the film at number 21 on its list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 2020s (So Far)."[24]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 10 January 2026 Best Supporting Actor Stellan Skarsgård Pending [25]
Best Foreign-Language Film Sentimental Value Pending
Best Intergenerational Film Pending
Astra Creative Arts Awards 11 December 2025 Best Casting Yngvill Kolset Haga and Avy Kaufman Pending [26]
Best Film Editing Olivier Bugge Coutte Pending
British Independent Film Awards 30 November 2025 Best International Independent Film Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar Pending [27]
Camerimage 22 November 2025 Audience Award Sentimental Value Won [28]
Cannes Film Festival 24 May 2025 Palme d'Or Joachim Trier Nominated [29]
Grand Prix Won
European Film Awards 17 January 2026 Best Film Sentimental Value Pending [30][31]
Best Director Joachim Trier Pending
Best Screenwriter Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier Pending
Best Actor Stellan Skarsgård Pending
Best Actress Renate Reinsve Pending
16 April 2026 Lux Award Sentimental Value Pending
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2 December 2025 Outstanding Supporting Performance Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Pending [32]
Stellan Skarsgård Pending
Hamptons International Film Festival 14 October 2025 Best Narrative Feature Sentimental Value Won [33]
Miskolc International Film Festival 13 September 2025 Emeric Pressburger Prize Won [34][35]
Palm Springs International Film Festival 3 January 2026 International Star Award Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleass, and Elle Fanning Won [36]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 8 February 2026 Virtuoso Award Renate Reinsve Won [37]
11 February 2026 Montecito Award Stellan Skarsgård Won [38]
Savannah Film Festival 1 November 2025 Discovery Award Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Won [39]
Seville European Film Festival 15 November 2025 Puerta América Award Sentimental Value Won [40]
Toronto International Film Festival 14 September 2025 International People's Choice Award Runner-up [41]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Sentimental Value (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Sentimental Value". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  4. ^ "The films of the Official Selection 2025". Festival de Cannes. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Cannes Premiere of Sentimental Value". Hollywood Reporter. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Oscars: Norway Picks Joachim Trier's Family Drama 'Sentimental Value' for Best Int'l Feature Race". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  7. ^ "AFFEKSJONSVERDI (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (21 May 2024). "Neon Takes North American Rights To Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' Starring Renate Reinsve — Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (15 August 2024). "Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas & Elle Fanning Join Renate Reinsve In Joachim Trier & Neon's 'Sentimental Value'; Filming Underway With Nordisk Film & BBC Film Among New Backers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (11 September 2024). "Cory Michael Smith Joins Joachim Trier's Neon Dramedy 'Sentimental Value'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  11. ^ Keslassy, Elsa; Shafer, Ellise (10 April 2025). "Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  12. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 78th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  13. ^ Bamigboye, Baz; Hipes, Patrick (21 May 2025). "Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value Wows Cannes In Premiere, Gets Extraordinary 19-Minute Ovation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  14. ^ Grobar, Matt (1 July 2025). "'Sentimental Value' Trailer: First Look At Joachim Trier's Cannes Grand Prix Winner Starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård & Elle Fanning". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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  16. ^ Goldbart, Max (10 April 2025). "Mubi Acquires Rights To Joachim Trier's Cannes Competition Pic 'Sentimental Value'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  17. ^ Georg Szalai (4 August 2025). "'Dreams,' 'Sentimental Value' Among Sarajevo Film Festival's Open Air Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Sentimental Value". Memento Distribution. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  19. ^ Lang, Brent (6 June 2025). "Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' Gets November Release Date as Neon Plans Robust Awards Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  20. ^ ""Valor sentimental" y Nouvelle Vague" llegarán próximamente a nuestros cines". MundoPlus. 21 June 2025.
  21. ^ MUBI (16 September 2025). SENTIMENTAL VALUE | Official Trailer | In Cinemas December 26. Retrieved 11 November 2025 – via YouTube.
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  23. ^ "Sentimental Value". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  24. ^ "The 100 Best Movies of the 2020s (So Far)". 16 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  25. ^ Lewis, Hilary (19 November 2025). "Movies for Grownups Awards Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' Leads With 8 Nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  26. ^ admin (19 November 2025). "'Sinners' and 'Stranger Things' lead with the most nominations for the 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards". The Astra Awards Presented by The Hollywood Creative Alliance. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  27. ^ Ford, Lily; Szalai, Georg (3 November 2025). "British Independent Film Awards: 'My Father's Shadow' and 'Pillion' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  28. ^ "EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025 Awards". camerimage.pl. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  29. ^ Richlin, Harrison (24 May 2025). "It Was Just an Accident Wins the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival (Complete Winners List)". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  30. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (7 October 2025). "'Sentimental Value'; 'It Was Just An Accident' & 'Deaf' Make Europe's LUX Audience Award Shortlist + Arab Critics For European Films Noms". Deadline.
  31. ^ Roxborough, Scott (18 November 2025). "Nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  32. ^ Goldsmith, Jill (28 October 2025). "Gotham Awards Film Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' Leads Pack; Multiple Noms For 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You', 'It Was Just An Accident', 'No Other Choice'". Deadline. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  33. ^ "HIFF33: Awards Announced!". Hamptons International Film Festival. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  34. ^ "Hungarian-related films at this year's CineFest". CineFest. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  35. ^ "Norwegian, American, Kazakh, and Iraqi films among the winners: the awards of the 21st CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival have been presented". CineFest. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  36. ^ "AwardsWatch - 'Sentimental Value' Cast to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival International Star Award for Ensemble Performance". AwardsWatch. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  37. ^ Schwartz, Missy (30 October 2025). "Jacob Elordi, Chase Infiniti Among 2026 Santa Barbara Film Festival Honorees". TheWrap. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  38. ^ Hammond, Pete (13 November 2025). "'Sentimental Value' Oscar Contender Stellan Skarsgard To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival Montecito Award". Deadline. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  39. ^ "Honored guests | Filmfest". filmfest.scad.edu. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  40. ^ "'We Believe You' gana el Giraldillo de Oro del 22 Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla". Europa Press (in Spanish). 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  41. ^ Pete Hammond, "‘Hamnet’ Wins Oscar-Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award". Deadline Hollywood, September 14, 2025.
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