Hull Independent Cinema presents
Sentimental Value (15)
Director: Joachim Trier | 2025 | 15
After their mother’s death, sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father Gustav, a once-renowned film director who abandoned them years earlier.
Gustav returns home and asks Nora — a successful but emotionally fragile stage actress — to star in his comeback film, hoping to reconnect through art. When she refuses and he casts a young Hollywood star instead, hidden tensions erupt.
As the sisters confront past pain and betrayal, they grapple with their father’s narcissism, their own grief and trauma, and what it means to forgive.
Cannes: Winner, Grand Prize; Nominee, Palme d'Or
British Independent Film Awards: Nominee, Best Int'l Film
Munich FF: Winner, Audience Award
TIFF: Nominee, Best Film
Montclair FF: Winner, Audience Award; Nominee, Best Film
European Film Awards: Nominee, 7 awards inc Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress
Director: Joachim Trier | 2025 | 15
After their mother’s death, sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father Gustav, a once-renowned film director who abandoned them years earlier.
Gustav returns home and asks Nora — a successful but emotionally fragile stage actress — to star in his comeback film, hoping to reconnect through art. When she refuses and he casts a young Hollywood star instead, hidden tensions erupt.
As the sisters confront past pain and betrayal, they grapple with their father’s narcissism, their own grief and trauma, and what it means to forgive.
Cannes: Winner, Grand Prize; Nominee, Palme d'Or
British Independent Film Awards: Nominee, Best Int'l Film
Munich FF: Winner, Audience Award
TIFF: Nominee, Best Film
Montclair FF: Winner, Audience Award; Nominee, Best Film
European Film Awards: Nominee, 7 awards inc Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress
Running Time: 2 hours 13 mins
Age Rating: 15
Language: French
Content Guidance: Strong language, suicide references (BBFC)
This screening includes Descriptive Captions for those who are deaf and hard of hearing.