00:00You ever watch a movie trailer that doesn't just catch your eye it grabs your heart?
00:04Like, out of nowhere, you're watching a 90 second clip and suddenly, you feel seen.
00:09You feel something deep, real, something you didn't even know was there?
00:13That's what happened to me with sentimental value.
00:15I had no idea what it was about at first.
00:18I just clicked on it cause Renata Reince was in it yeah, the same one from the worst person in
00:22the world,
00:23which still lives rent free in my chest, by the way.
00:26But the second I heard that soft piano, saw those broken glances between characters,
00:31the tension between love and distance I knew this one was different.
00:35This isn't just a movie. It's an emotional gut punch.
00:38And today, I'm gonna walk you through everything we know about it the cast, the story,
00:43why it matters and why this movie could be the one that sticks with you for years.
00:46Let's dive in.
00:48Okay let's start with the basics.
00:50Sentimental Value just made its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
00:54It doesn't have an official release date yet, but trust me, it's coming.
00:59Distribution is already lined up.
01:01Neon's got the US rights, Mubi has the UK and a few others.
01:05So we're not waiting forever.
01:07Most folks expect it before the end of this year.
01:10But why are people already buzzing about it?
01:12Because this movie is the perfect mix of Hollywood and Hart.
01:16It's directed by Joachim Trier the genius behind the worst person in the world
01:19and co-written with his long-time creative partner, Eskal Vogt.
01:23These two don't make noise just to be loud.
01:25They tell human stories.
01:27Quiet, powerful, aching stories.
01:30And the cast?
01:31Oh man, Renata Reinstv plays Nora Borg.
01:34She's one of the daughters at the center of this story.
01:37Her performance in Worst Person earned her a Beftanom and since then,
01:40she's been showing up everywhere presumed innocent,
01:43a different man, handling the undead.
01:45But this this is her home turf.
01:47You can already tell, just from her face,
01:50that this role means something to her.
01:52Then we've got Elle fanning as Rachel Kemp.
01:54Now, Elle's been acting since forever the great,
01:57a complete unknown and yeah, she's also in Predator,
02:00Badlands this year in the upcoming Hunger Games,
02:03Sunrise on the Reaping.
02:04She's been everywhere.
02:06But this movie?
02:07It shows a quieter, more thoughtful side of her.
02:10And Stellan scar scoured.
02:12My guy.
02:13Playing Gustav Borg the father.
02:15You probably know him from Dune and or, Mamma Mia even.
02:18But here, he's not a sci-fi leader or a musical dad.
02:21He's something much more real flawed,
02:24aging, reaching out after years of distance.
02:26Also in the cast is Inga IBS daughter Lilias as Agnes Borg Pedersen.
02:30You might have caught her in Netflix's A Beautiful Life.
02:33She brings this grounded, aching energy to every scene.
02:37Trust me, she's one to watch.
02:39Now let's talk about the story.
02:41Because this is where it gets personal.
02:43The plot is simple, but so powerful.
02:46Two sisters, Nora and Agnes, haven't spoken to their father, Gustav, in years.
02:51He used to be a big-time director.
02:54Charismatic.
02:55Magnetic.
02:56But he was also absent.
02:58Unreliable.
02:59The kind of dad who thinks gifts and charm can make up for years of silence.
03:03Now, out of the blue, he's making a comeback film.
03:06And he wants Nora to star in it.
03:08She's a stage actress talented, sharp, but maybe a little guarded.
03:12This offer?
03:13It could be her big break.
03:15But more than that, it could be her chance to reconnect with him.
03:18To fix what's broken.
03:20Except she turns it down.
03:21And then?
03:22He gives the role to someone else.
03:24An eager young American star Rachel.
03:26Boom.
03:27That's the spark.
03:29The moment everything shifts.
03:31Suddenly, this isn't just about a movie.
03:33It's about family.
03:34About what we inherit.
03:36About how we handle old wounds and new pain.
03:39Nora and Agnes have to face what they've been avoiding for years.
03:42Their complicated, messy, unfinished relationship with their father and now, this new stranger who's stepping into their story.
03:49Can we talk about how real that is?
03:51Like, how many of us have dealt with complicated family stuff?
03:55The dad who wasn't there.
03:56The sibling who always played peacekeeper.
03:59The unspoken tension.
04:00The memories we try to rewrite.
04:02This film captures that.
04:04But it does it with grace.
04:06With honesty.
04:07It doesn't scream.
04:08It whispers.
04:09It doesn't force emotion it and bites it.
04:11And what makes it work is how human these characters feel.
04:14Nora she's not perfect.
04:16She's angry.
04:17She's hurt.
04:18But she's also vulnerable.
04:20You see it in the way she looks at her dad.
04:22The way she wants to trust him, but can't.
04:25The way she still wants his love, even if she tells herself she doesn't.
04:29Agnes she's the quiet one.
04:31The one who stayed.
04:32The one who cleaned up the messes, took care of everything.
04:35She has this quiet strength, but also a deep sadness.
04:39Like she's been carrying the weight for too long.
04:41And Rachel she's caught in the middle.
04:43She's not trying to replace anyone.
04:45She's just trying to belong.
04:47To be seen.
04:48You can tell she respects Nora, even if she doesn't fully understand what's going on.
04:53But the most fascinating character?
04:55Gustav.
04:56Gustav.
04:56He's charming.
04:57Talented.
04:58But deeply flawed.
05:00He wants to be loved again.
05:01He wants to feel relevant.
05:03But he's not always willing to do the work.
05:06That's real.
05:07That's so real.
05:08You ever had someone in your life who says all the right things but never really shows up?
05:12That's Gustav.
05:14And yet, you can't fully hate him.
05:16Because he's broken, too.
05:18Trying to fix things before time runs out.
05:20The scenes between him and Nora?
05:23They're electric.
05:24Tense.
05:25Emotional.
05:26But not in a big, dramatic way.
05:28It's all in the pauses.
05:29The half smiles.
05:31The things left unsaid.
05:33It feels like you're watching something private.
05:35Something sacred.
05:36So, let's talk about that title, Sentimental Value.
05:40It sounds soft, right?
05:42Like something sweet.
05:43But when you really think about it it's not just about the nice memories.
05:47It's about the weight we carry.
05:48The things that meant something once, even if they don't anymore.
05:52The things we keep in a box under the bed.
05:54An old letter.
05:55A photo.
05:56A voice message.
05:58A memory we can't delete.
05:59That's what this movie is really about.
06:01The stuff we hold onto.
06:03The stuff we maybe should have let go of.
06:05But couldn't.
06:06Because letting go means admitting that something's over.
06:09That it didn't turn out the way we hoped.
06:11And that?
06:12That's one of the hardest things a person can do.
06:15For Nora, the sentimental value isn't just in her father's old movies.
06:19It's in the idea of him.
06:20The version of him she wanted.
06:22The man she hoped he'd be.
06:24When he offers her the role, it's not just a job it's a chance to rewrite history.
06:28To finally feel chosen.
06:30But when he gives that role to someone else.
06:32It's like losing him all over again.
06:35That's trauma.
06:36That's what happens when old wounds get touched again.
06:39And this film doesn't run from that.
06:41It sits in it.
06:42It breathes in it.
06:43It lets the characters hurt.
06:45And it lets them heal.
06:46Too even if only a little.
06:48There's a scene I won't spoil it but it's just Nora sitting alone.
06:51Looking at herself in the mirror.
06:53And I swear.
06:54That one moment says more than pages of dialogue ever could.
06:57You see it all in her face.
06:59The hurt.
06:59The hope.
07:00The disappointment.
07:01The strength.
07:02It's beautiful.
07:03It's quiet.
07:04And it'll stay with you.
07:05What I also love is how the movie doesn't villainize anyone.
07:08Not even Gustav.
07:10Yes.
07:11He hurt his daughters.
07:12Yes.
07:13He was selfish.
07:14But you also see his regret.
07:16His confusion.
07:17His longing to make something good before it's too late.
07:20It doesn't make up for everything but it shows that people are complicated.
07:24That life isn't black and white.
07:26Agnes she's another quiet powerhouse in this story.
07:29Played by Inga IBS daughter Lilias.
07:31She brings this calm, grounded energy.
07:33She's the one who stayed behind.
07:35The one who kept it together.
07:37And that comes with its own pain.
07:39Because sometimes the people who stay get overlooked.
07:42They carry the family weight.
07:43But no one sees them break.
07:45Agnes doesn't say much.
07:47But when she does.
07:48You feel every word.
07:50And Rachel her character could have been just a symbol of Hollywood.
07:53Just a plot device.
07:54But she's more than that.
07:56She's curious.
07:57Kind.
07:58A little lost.
07:59She wants to do the right thing.
08:01But doesn't always know how.
08:03And that makes her real.
08:04She's not the enemy.
08:06She's just another person trying to find love in a place full of old hurt.
08:10Every character in this movie is written with love and honesty.
08:13There's no big villain.
08:14Just people.
08:15Doing their best.
08:16Failing.
08:17Trying again.
08:18That's life.
08:19Now.
08:20If you're still with me.
08:21I want to say this.
08:23Thank you for caring about a story like this.
08:26In a world full of loud headlines and short clips.
08:29It means something that you're still here.
08:30Listening.
08:31Feeling.
08:32Movies like Sentimental Value remind us who we are.
08:35They slow us down.
08:37They invite us to feel.
08:38To reflect.
08:39To remember.
08:40And I think we need more of that.
08:42So when this movie comes out whenever that is go see it.
08:45Watch it in a quiet place.
08:47Let it get under your skin.
08:49Let it bring up the things you haven't thought about in a while.
08:52The people you miss.
08:53The conversations you never had.
08:55The love you wanted.
08:56The forgiveness you never gave.
08:58And when you do come back here.
09:00Let's talk about it.
09:01Let's make this more than a review.
09:03Let's make it a space for real stories.
09:06Your stories.
09:07Because that's what sentimental value is about.
09:09The meaning behind the memories.
09:11The beauty in the broken.
09:13The value we place on the people we once knew.
09:16The ones we still love even if they never fully showed up.
09:19So hit that like button.
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09:26We're not just talking movies here.
09:28We're talking life.
09:29You matter.
09:30Your story matters.
09:32And sometimes, the things that hurt the most are the things that help us grow.
09:36Until next time keep feeling, keep healing and I'll see you in the next one.
09:41You're talking about it.
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