Dreams (Sex Love) (Oslo Trilogy by Dag Johan Haugerud)

Dreams (Sex Love)

Drømmer Norvège 2024 | Dag Johan Haugerud | vostEN | 110’ | digital | Cast : Ella Øverbye, Selome Emnetu | 6+

► Goldener Bär, Berlinale 2025

Johanne experiences a sexual awakening when she falls head over heels in love with her female teacher. She writes this down in her diary, and writes so well, vividly and recognizably that both mother and grandmother think the book should be published.

« The films that Dag Johan Haugerud makes are love letters to Oslo, celebrating human connection: real or imagined, these encounters make us who we are and reverberate long after their original vessel has disappeared. Dreams, much like Sex. and Love, is a paean to the fleeting moments that bring profound change without us realising it just yet. » (Cineuropa)

« Coming-of-age works are about discovery, but Dreams reminds us that this process can be fluid and fanciful. Our fantasies shape who we are because they invite us to clear out the mist — and find firmer ground on the other side. » (The New York Times)

« 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. » (Slant Magazine)