Life Could Be a Dream (2026)

Name: Life Could Be a Dream
Genre: drama
Released: 2026-05-14
Duration: 1 h 22 min

Original title: Life Could be a Dream
Directed by: Jasmin Tarasin
Genre: drama
Country: Australia
Runtime: 1h 22m
Rated: M
Rating: 6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere: IMDb

How it feels

A woman navigates a relationship defined by coercive control. The film follows her struggle to maintain her identity under psychological pressure.

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What happens

Life Could Be a Dream is an Australian drama film directed by Jasmin Tarasin, with a screenplay by Courtney Collins. Starring Maeve Dermody and Alexander England, the film's storyline is centred around coercive control. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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