Dreams

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Dreams

In Theaters Fri Sep 12

1h 50m

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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

Johanne

Selome Emnetu

Johanna

Anne Marit Jacobsen

Karin, Johannes mormor

Ane Dahl Torp

Johannes mor

Andrine Saether

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Derek Smith

Slant Magazine

A story of hazy memories that’s also a city symphony, Dreams elegantly captures the disorienting rush of first love and the frustrations and anguish that stem from romantic fantasies colliding with reality.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 5, 2025

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Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

...despite being dangerously wordy the film never gets annoying. There’s a lightness of touch and lovely play of words which has you invested in the dissection of feelings on screen.

Jul 31, 2025

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Haugerud’s delicate direction, paired with Cecilie Semec’s gauzy cinematography, builds a world that’s dreamlike but grounded. Knitwear is an unexpectedly titillating star.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 30, 2025

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A genuinely heartfelt, thought-provoking and engrossing coming-of-age drama.

Sep 7, 2025

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Dionar Hidalgo

Algo Más Que Cine

A delicate and witty coming-of-age story that blurs the line between memory and imagination. Haugerud crafts a smart, emotionally nuanced finale to his trilogy, carried by strong performances and a subtle balance of humor and melancholy.

Rated: 9/10

Aug 24, 2025

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Haugerud cannily withholds the novella's graphic details and makes it anything but easy to empathise with the precocious, capricious and poker-faced protagonist.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 19, 2025

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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
Producer: Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum
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