When tourists stream through the turnstiles of a Disney theme park anywhere in the world they know what they are in for. However, one attraction holds a record that none of the others can match.

Writer-director Joachim Trier and actor Stellan Skarsgård reflect on their friendship, the importance of cinemas and making the year's most-nominated international feature.

But for all of its accolades, the film itself is relatively modest: the tragicomic story of one family. It is intimate and understated, eschewing emotional fireworks for quiet conversations and ...