Affeksjonsverdi (2025)

	Directed by: Joachim Trier	INTERNATIONAL TITLE Sentimental Value COUNTRY Norway GENRE Drama RUNNING TIME 133 minutes
	Produced by: Maria Ekerhovd Andreas Berentsen Ottmar
	Written by: Eskil Vogt Joachim Trier

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Nora Borg	Renate Reinsve
Gustav Borg	Stellan Skarsgård	½
Agnes Borg Pettersen	Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas	½
Rachel Kemp	Elle Fanning
Jakob	Anders Danielsen Lie	-
Michael	Jesper Christensen	-
Ingrid Berger	Lena Endre	-
Sam	Cory Michael Smith	-
Nicky	Catherine Cohen	-
Even Pettersen	Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud	-
Erik	Øyvind Hesjedal Loven	½
Peter	Lars Väringer	-

Review

Nora (Renate Reinsve), a renowned theatre actress struggling with stage fright and a history of depression, and her sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), a devoted mother and wife, reunite with their father, the ageing, celebrated film director Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgård), following the death of their mother. After a prolonged creative drought, Gustav has written a highly personal script for what he envisions as his final film, and he wants his daughter Nora to star in it. The filmmaking duo of Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt return with their follow-up to the universally hailed Verdens verste menneske (The Worst Person in the World), delivering another interpersonal dissection of remarkable depth and vitality. Trier and Vogt create probing human drama through everyday expressions, understated reactions, and small drops of revelation that propel the story forward. In Affeksjonsverdi, the scenes are shot and edited with wonderful fluidity. Even when the narrative grazes the sensationalistic, there is a sobriety to the style and pacing that reins it all in and makes it feel authentic – which has arguably always been director Trier's overriding goal. The film is elevated by very strong performances by the three leads, with Skarsgård delivering what may well be the best role of his later career.