Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams (2016)

Fai bei sogni

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…

Date of release
2016-11-10
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (224)
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Drama
Director
Marco Bellocchio

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Sweet Dreams is a 2016 Italian-language biographical drama film directed and co-written by Marco Bellocchio. It is based on the novel Sweet Dreams, Little One by Massimo Gramellini. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was theatrically released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 10 November 2016.

Production

The screenplay is based on Massimo Gramellini's 2012 novel Sweet Dreams, Little One. The film was produced by IBC Movie, Kavac Film, Rai Cinema and France's Ad Vitam. It received 800,000 euros in support from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism. The full budget was five million euro.

The film was shot in Turin. Filming began on 4 May 2015 and lasted eight weeks.

Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.

Recommended