Overview

• Running 2 hours 13 minutes, the drama follows a filmmaker father and his two daughters as they tentatively rebuild their relationship after loss.
• Stellan Skarsgård plays Gustav, with Renate Reinsve as Nora and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as Agnès.
• Critics at Cannes highlighted the ensemble’s performances and craftsmanship, even as Jafar Panahi’s Un simple accident took the Palme d’or.
• Trier has described the film as partly autobiographical, reflecting on a family home, memory and the possibility of forgiveness.
• The release reunites Trier and Reinsve after Julie (en 12 chapitres), which earned her the festival’s best actress prize.