Overview

• The film opens in French cinemas on Wednesday, August 20, with a running time of about 2h13–2h14.
• The story centers on Gustav, a renowned but often absent director returning to reconnect with his daughters Nora and Agnès in Oslo.
• Tensions mount when Nora declines a role in her father’s new project, leading to her replacement by a Hollywood starlet played by Elle Fanning.
• Renate Reinsve stars as Nora opposite Stellan Skarsgård as Gustav, with Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as Agnès; long-time collaborator Eskil Vogt co-writes.
• French outlets widely praise the film’s humane intelligence, emotional depth, and its reflection on authorship, paternal authority, and autobiographical echoes.