Overview
- The film follows adult sisters Nora and Agnes and their estranged filmmaker father Gustav, reunited after their mother’s death in a crumbling Oslo villa.
- The villa operates as a memory-saturated setting that functions almost like a character, channeling grief, longing and shifting family dynamics.
- A central conflict arises from Gustav’s screenplay based on his mother’s torture and later suicide, prompting questions about retraumatization and consent.
- Renate Reinsve’s performance is widely hailed as the film’s standout, with strong notices for Stellan Skarsgård and stylistic echoes of Ingmar Bergman.
- With a high-profile festival pedigree and a current cinema rollout, the film is generating sustained awards attention, including an active Oscar campaign.