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‘Sentimental Value’ Is Being Hailed as a Decade-Defining Film
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
100% centerFirst reported by Walla · Jun 17, 2026
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What happened
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value has opened in Israel after winning the Oscar for best international feature and being nominated for best picture. The review calls it a masterpiece about family and home, praising Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. It ends by awarding the film five stars and naming it a leading candidate for film of the decade.
- 01The film won the Oscar for best international feature and was nominated for best picture.
- 02It centers on Nora, her estranged father Gustav, and a film project about their family.
- 03Rachel, an American actress, is cast after Nora refuses her father’s offer.
- 04The reviewer calls it a masterpiece and one of the decade’s leading films.
- 05Agnes’s monologue is described as the film’s emotional core.
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