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Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

20166.52h 11m

Overview

Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents’ apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. Compassionate doctor Elisa could help tormented Massimo open up and confront his childhood wounds…

Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Written by Massimo Gramellini, Valia Santella, Edoardo Albinati
Produced by Beppe Caschetto
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Top Cast

Valerio Mastandrea

Valerio Mastandrea

Massimo

Bérénice Bejo

Bérénice Bejo

Elisa

Guido Caprino

Guido Caprino

Père de Massimo

Emmanuelle Devos

Emmanuelle Devos

Madre di Enrico

Fabrizio Gifuni

Fabrizio Gifuni

Athos Giovanni

Roberto Herlitzka

Roberto Herlitzka

Ettore

Miriam Leone

Miriam Leone

Agnese

Barbara Ronchi

Barbara Ronchi

Mère de Massimo

Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

Madre di Simone

Linda Messerklinger

Linda Messerklinger

Anita

Themes & Keywords

childhood traumatraumatic childhoodpsychological melodramachildhood memoryloss of parentchildhood grief

About Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of childhood trauma, traumatic childhood, psychological melodrama, childhood memory, loss of parent, childhood grief. Directed by Marco Bellocchio, it stars Valerio Mastandrea, Bérénice Bejo, Guido Caprino. Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents’ apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. Compassionate doctor Elisa could help tormented Massimo open up and confront his childhood wounds…

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