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• Drama
• Comedy

• 2025
• Joachim Trier
• 133 mins
• 15

Summary

Drama starring Renata Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning. Following the death of their mother, Oslo sisters Nora and Agnes experience a difficult reunion with their estranged father, Gustav, an acclaimed but waning director. His latest project is a film about his own mother with a Hollywood star in the lead role - and he wants to use the family home as his set.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

James Mottram

An ageing film-maker re-assesses his life and his loved ones in this quietly moving English-Norwegian drama. Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgård) is a director looking to revive his waning career with a film about his late mother. Planning to shoot it in the family home, he comes into conflict with his grown-up daughters - theatre actress Nora (Renate Reinsve) and married mother Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas). Things further sour when he brings in Hollywood star Rachel Kemp (Elle Fanning) to play the lead. Winner of Cannes' Grand Jury Prize, the film is co-written and directed by Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World), who crafts a meandering mood piece that will grip those willing to go with its flow. Skarsgård's turn, lamenting the loss of things past, is terrific, especially in his tender scenes with a bright and watchable Fanning. For all its melancholy, there's much-needed dark humour, too, especially when Gustav gifts his 10-year-old grandson some highly inappropriate DVDs, such as The Piano Teacher and Irreversible. Priceless.

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7.7/10

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Cast

rolenameNora BorgRenata ReinsveGustav BorgStellan SkarsgårdAgnes Borg PettersenInga Ibsdotter LilleaasRachel KempElle FanningJakobAnders Danielsen LieMichaelJesper ChristensenIngrid BergerLena EndreSamCory Michael Smith

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rolenameDirectorJoachim Trier

Details

Theatrical distributor

MUBI

Released on

2025-12-26

Languages

English | Norwegian | French | Danish

Guidance

Swearing, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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