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| Norwegian | Affeksjonsverdi |
| Directed by | Joachim Trier |
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| Cinematography | Kasper Tuxen |
| Edited by | Olivier Bugge Coutté |
| Music by | Hania Rani |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
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Sentimental Value (Norwegian: Affeksjonsverdi) is a 2025 comedy-drama film directed by Joachim Trier, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eskil Vogt. It stars Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning, Cory Michael Smith and Anders Danielsen Lie.
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.[2][3] It was selected as the Norwegian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.[4] It will be theatrically released in Norway on 12 September by Nordisk Film.
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.
Principal photography commenced in August 2024 in Oslo.[6][7][8]
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.[9][10][11] The film's trailer was released on 1 July.[12]
Neon bought the distribution rights for the United States in May 2024 at the Cannes Film Festival when the film was first announced.[13] In April 2025, Mubi announced that they had acquired rights to the film for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.[14] It was also screened in Open Air Premiere Programme at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2025.[15] It is scheduled to be released in France on 20 August 2025.[16] and in the United States on 7 November 2025.[17]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 42 critics' reviews are positive.[18] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 89 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[19]
In June 2025, IndieWire ranked the film at number 21 on its list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 2020s (So Far)."[20]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Cannes Film Festival | 24 May 2025 | Palme d'Or | Joachim Trier | Nominated | [21] |
| Grand Prix | Won | ||||
| Miskolc International Film Festival | 13 September 2025 | Emeric Pressburger Prize | Sentimental Value | Pending | [22] |
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