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Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

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Overview

In the forgotten English seaside town of Claypole, a series of serendipitous and unfortunate coincidences conspire to bring the lives and overreaching ambitions of a few misguided dreamers and petty criminals to a nasty end.

Directed by Carl Tibbetts
Written by Carl Tibbetts
Produced by Patrick Tolan, Matthew James Wilkinson
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Top Cast

Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

Billy

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Elaine Reynolds

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Frasier

Billy Howle

Billy Howle

Herman

Niamh Algar

Niamh Algar

Jess

Mia McKenna-Bruce

Mia McKenna-Bruce

Dorothy

Themes & Keywords

seaside towncriminals

About Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams is a crime, comedy, thriller film exploring themes of seaside town, criminals. Directed by Carl Tibbetts, it stars Paapa Essiedu, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost. In the forgotten English seaside town of Claypole, a series of serendipitous and unfortunate coincidences conspire to bring the lives and overreaching ambitions of a few misguided dreamers and petty criminals to a nasty end.

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