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Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value

7,5 /10 (922 Votes)
2025 NO 133 min

Overview

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 has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

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Release date

20/08/2025

Votes

922

Popularity

8.6

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Affeksjonsverdi

Language

NO

Runtime

133 min

Budget

$7,800,000

Revenue

$22,000,000

Renate Reinsve

Renate Reinsve

Nora Borg

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Gustav Borg

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

Agnes Borg Pettersen

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Rachel Kemp

Anders Danielsen Lie

Anders Danielsen Lie

Jakob

Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

Michael

Lena Endre

Lena Endre

Ingrid Berger

Cory Michael Smith

Cory Michael Smith

Sam

Catherine Cohen

Catherine Cohen

Nicky

Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud

Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud

Even

Øyvind Hesjedal Loven

Øyvind Hesjedal Loven

Erik

Lars Väringer

Lars Väringer

Peter

Ida Marianne Vassbotn Klasson

Ida Marianne Vassbotn Klasson

Sissel Borg

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Vilde Søyland

Karin Borg

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Sigrid Lorentzen Abelsnes

Karin Irgens (Child)

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Mari Strand Ferstad

Edith Irgens

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Eiril Tormodsdatter Solberg

Edith Irgens (Child)

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Julia Küster

Lillian

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Olivia Thompson

Nora Borg (Pre-teen)

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Iben Policer Havnevik

Nora Borg (Child)

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Irma Trier

Nora Borg (Child)

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Ibi Trier

Nora Borg (Baby)

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Knut Rørtveit

Gustav Borg (Young Adult)

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Nicholas Bergh

Gustav Borg (Young Adult)

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Aasmund Almdahl

Gustav Borg (Teenager)

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Emmet Øverland Crompton

Gustav Borg (Child)

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Ida Atlanta Kyllingmark Giertsen

Agnes Borg (Pre-teen)

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Julie Østhagen

Agnes Borg (Child)

Ingunn Beate Øyen

Ingunn Beate Øyen

Therese

Pia Borgli

Pia Borgli

Thea

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Tuva Skorpen Nielsen

Kamilla

Gard Løkke

Gard Løkke

William

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Per Miljeteig

Man at Funeral

Amalie Ibsen Jensen

Amalie Ibsen Jensen

Stage Manager (Theatre)

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Håkon Mathias Vassvik

Sound Technician (Theatre)

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Yngvar Nielsen Skuland

Scene Technician (Theatre)

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Torunn Meyer

Costume Technician (Theatre)

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Kristine Utne Stiberg

Costume Technician (Theatre)

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Hooman Sharifi

Director (Theatre)

Stine Fevik

Stine Fevik

Olivia (Theatre Director)

Seda Witt

Seda Witt

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

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Vetle Bergan

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

Olav Waastad

Olav Waastad

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

Deniz Kaya

Deniz Kaya

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

Liv Bernhoft Osa

Liv Bernhoft Osa

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

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Håkon Ramstad

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

Øystein Røger

Øystein Røger

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

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Torbjørn Davidsen

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

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Per Bogstad Gulliksen

Actor Ensemble (Theatre)

Lazare Gousseau

Lazare Gousseau

Christophe

Alix Poisson

Alix Poisson

Nathalie

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Camille Constantin Da Silva

Nathalie's Assistant

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Rémi Alexandre

Rachel's Bodyguard

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Vincent Le Prêtre

French Waiter

Jonas Jacobsen

Jonas Jacobsen

Anders

Martha Kjørven

Martha Kjørven

Gustav's Assistant

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Mikkel Knutsen Bjaadal

Dark Haired Boy ('Anna')

Ingrid Jørgensen Dragland

Ingrid Jørgensen Dragland

Woman on Train ('Anna')

Bjørn Alexander

Bjørn Alexander

Stian

Ingrid Vollan

Ingrid Vollan

Sissel's Client

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Gunnar Strand

Archivist

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Mone Mikkelsen

Archivist

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Mona Huang Høivik

Waitress

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Sacha Slengesol Balgobin

Nurse

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Haakon Norum Albech

Lennart Borg

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Erling Eggen

Edvard Irgens

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Kirsten Kvalø

Signe Irgens

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Elin Vidovic

Young Karin's Friend

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Live Frøysnes

Young Karin's Friend

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Tord Moberg

Carpenter

Bente Børsum

Bente Børsum

Narrator (voice)

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Manuel São Bento

2025-10-13

⭐ 7

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/sentimental-value-review-joachim-triers-profound-meditation-on-art-grief-and-forgiveness/ "Sentimental Value is, ultimately, a mature and profoundly moving movie that resonates with the authorial mark of Joachim Trier. The film triumphs thanks to the strength of its narrative and the excellence of the four central performances. It's a meditation on inherited pain, the intricate cost of artistic creation, and the difficult, yet essential, path to forgiveness and reconciliation. The assured direction and the melancholic atmosphere consoli…

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Brent Marchant

2025-11-15

⭐ 9

When a film has the capacity to provide a template for overcoming domestic discord, promoting forgiveness and helping to heal one’s past, it’s to be truly commended for going beyond being mere entertainment or even an admired artform. It aspires to become a noble, laudable cinematic godsend, one verging on providing a valuable service to those requiring much-needed guidance and direction in their lives. At the risk of exaggeration, such is the case with the latest offering from writer-director Joachim Trier, arguably the best work of his storied career. When aging, esteemed Scandinavian filmma…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-01-05

⭐ 7

Sisters “Nora” (Renate Reinsve) and “Agnes” (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) are the daughters of acclaimed film director “Gustav” (Stellan Skarsgård). The former, a theatrical actor, is a bit of a loner. The latter is a little more balanced, married to “Even” (Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud) and has a son “Erik” (Øyvind Hesjedal Loven). Both have a strained relationship with their father. His past successes suggests that he was rarely there, in any qualitative sense, when they were growing up nor when tragedy impacted on the family in later years. He is currently benefitting from a bit of a revival of…

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