Sentimental Value (CTC)

An intimate, moving story about family, memory, and the healing power of art.

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he’s given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. 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.

Cast: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleass, Elle Fanning

Director: Joachim Trier

★★★★★ "a work of art that lingers, not because of what Trier shows us on screen, but because of the thoughts it stirs about our own families, our failings, and the quiet beauty of trying to heal." CINEMATIC REEL

★★★★★ "Deeply sad but also alive with profound, sumptuous wisdom, it breezes by arm in arm with its characters, hypnotising us with its stunning performances and delicate filmmaking." IN THEIR OWN LEAGUE

★★★★★ "gives the audience a sense that they’ve lived an entire life in the span of a single movie." AARP

★★★★★ "Unfolding with delicacy, humour, and moments of aching intensity, 'Sentimental Value' proves that deeply personal stories can still feel universal when told with this much clarity and care." JAM REPORT

★★★★ "an immensely moving portrait of knotty familial ties and generational homes, which is heartbreaking and healing" FLICKERING MYTH