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Johanne's intimate writings about her first love stir friction within her family, prompting her mother and grandmother to reexamine their own realities and dreams. Johanne falls in love for the first time, with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read what she has written, they are initially shocked by its intimate content but soon see that it has literary potential. As they debate whether to publish it, Johanne navigates the gap between her romantic fantasy and reality, and all three women confront their differing views on love, sexuality, and self-discovery.

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Dag Johan Haugerud

Director

Ella Øverbye

Actor

Selome Emnetu

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Anne Marit Jacobsen

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Ane Dahl Torp

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Andrine Saether

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David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter For anyone with sharp recollections of the heady rush of first love and the obsessive fixation on one person to the exclusion of all else, Dreams will strike chords. Feb 22, 2025 Full Review Guy Lodge Variety Haugerud’s writing is consistently surprising and elastic in its reach, as it picks out common insecurities and gaping ideological differences between three generations of women -- but reserves its most piercing compassion for the youngest of them. Feb 20, 2025 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian This is an amiably talky film, and yet I never for a moment considered that the central relationship was being presented with anything less than seriousness, and there is much dry comedy to be enjoyed. Rated: 4/5 Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Structurally ambitious, emotionally complex and visually remarkable. [Full review in Portuguese] Rated: 5/5 Jun 26, 2025 Full Review Gerald Peary Arts Fuse Dreams (Sex Love) is a film that can be read and argued about in many ways, and it’s even better with its shifting experimental voiceover and its three-generation voices of fascinating, articulate women. Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Sarah Manvel In Their Own League Dreams’ entire point is respecting a young person’s sexual awakening, withholding mature judgement as they overanalyze their feelings and figure out if they can handle it themselves. Apr 16, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Johanne's intimate writings about her first love stir friction within her family, prompting her mother and grandmother to reexamine their own realities and dreams. Johanne falls in love for the first time, with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read what she has written, they are initially shocked by its intimate content but soon see that it has literary potential. As they debate whether to publish it, Johanne navigates the gap between her romantic fantasy and reality, and all three women confront their differing views on love, sexuality, and self-discovery.
Director
Dag Johan Haugerud
Screenwriter
Dag Johan Haugerud
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Motlys
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 50m