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Dreams (2024)

Dreams poster
Original title
Drømmer
Directed by
Dag Johan Haugerud
Genre
drama film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 97 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl becomes infatuated with her French teacher. Her mother and grandmother are forced to face their own unfulfilled dreams and desires as the family deals with the tensions that arise.

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What happens

Dreams (Sex Love) (Norwegian: Drømmer) is a 2024 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Dag Johan Haugerud. In between Sex and Love, it is the second part of a trilogy by Haugerud that deals with the complexity of human relationships, sexuality and social norms. The film follows Johanne's (Ella Øverbye) infatuation with her French teacher Johanna (Selome Emnetu), which ignites tensions within her family, as her mother and grandmother confront their own unfulfilled dreams and desires. The film was released in Norwegian theaters on 4 October 2024. In 2025, it was selected for the Main Competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where had its international premiere on 19 February 2025, and won the Golden Bear. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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