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Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ Explores Father-Daughter Redemption

12/26/2025

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Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value follows Gustav Borg, a curmudgeonly director played by Stellan Skarsgård, as he attempts a comeback from retirement and plans a semi-fictional memoir about his mother's suicide.
Nora, played by Renate Reinsve, is the estranged daughter whose relationship with Gustav is shaped by his long absences during her childhood.
The film is a follow-up to Trier's 2021 work, 'The Worst Person in the World'.

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Story summary

Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value follows Gustav Borg, a curmudgeonly director played by Stellan Skarsgård, as he attempts a comeback from retirement and plans a semi-fictional memoir about his mother's suicide.
Nora, played by Renate Reinsve, is the estranged daughter whose relationship with Gustav is shaped by his long absences during her childhood.
The film is a follow-up to Trier's 2021 work, 'The Worst Person in the World'.