Sweet Dreams

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Sweet Dreams

Released Nov 1, 2013

1h 24m

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Members of Rwanda's only women's drumming troupe form a partnership with two American entrepreneurs to open Rwanda's first ice cream shop.

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

An uplifting tale from Rwanda? It's a startling idea, but here it is, in the form of "Sweet Dreams," a documentary about a group of Rwandan women trying to put the nation's horrific recent past behind them.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 5, 2013

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

The most memorable thing about Sweet Dreams is that it allows us to experience the resilience, the capacity for happiness these women retain in spite of all they've been through. There's a lesson there for all of us.

Dec 2, 2013

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Scott Foundas

Variety

Directors Lisa and Rob Fruchtman have made a valuable and affecting addition to the burgeoning canon of post-genocide Rwanda portraits.

Nov 11, 2013

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Bernard Boo

Way Too Indie

A powerful documentation of the endurance of the human spirit in the wake of devastation and tragedy.

Rated: 8.5/10

Apr 9, 2019

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics

There are real emotional connections found here, whether it's the residual trauma from the Rwandan civl war or the joy of the subjects embarking on a new business endeavor.

Rated: 3/5

May 30, 2014

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Jay Stone

Canada.com

A touching tribute to hope and resilience.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 17, 2014

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Synopsis

Members of Rwanda's only women's drumming troupe form a partnership with two American entrepreneurs to open Rwanda's first ice cream shop.

Director: Rob Fruchtman, Lisa Fruchtman
Producer: Lisa Fruchtman, Rob Fruchtman
Distributor: International Film Circuit [us]
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $59.4K
Runtime: 1h 24m

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