Arthouse distributor and streaming service Mubi has acquired all rights in key markets to Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier’s latest feature film, which will premiere in competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, as unveiled on Thursday.
Mubi has taken all rights to the movie in the U.K., Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India. “Theatrical release plans will be announced in coming months,” it said. Neon previously acquired the movie for North America. mk2 Films is handling sales for all other territories.
Directed by Trier and co-written by him and long-time collaborator Eskil Vogt (The Worst Person in the World, Oslo, August 31st), Sentimental Value stars Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), Stellan Skarsgård (Dune), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (A Beautiful Life), and Elle Fanning (A Complete Unknown).
The film is described as a comedy-drama about a family in Oslo, the house they have lived in for generations, and of how the past can resurface in unexpected ways.
The deal marks the second time Mubi has worked with Trier having distributed his last feature film, The Worst Person in the World, in the U.K., Ireland, India and Turkey.
“Joachim Trier’s sixth film is an intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art,” Mubi said.
The Norwegian director and screenwriter has previously drawn praise for his films Reprise (2006), Oslo, August 31st (2011) which premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, Louder Than Bombs (2015), selected in the Cannes competition, Thelma (2017), and The Worst Person in the World (2021), which premiered in competition at the 2021 Cannes fest.