SWEET DREAMS

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Director Ena Sendijarević
Year 2023
Runtime 102 min
Country Netherlands, Sweden, Indonesia
Language Dutch, Indonesian
Subtitles English, Spanish

Synopsis

On a remote Indonesian island, during the waning days of the colonial era, Dutch sugar plantation owner Jan and his wife Agathe are at the top of the food chain. That is, until Jan suddenly drops dead in front of his wife upon returning from his nightly visit to his concubine Siti. Desperate to keep the privileges of her status quo, Agathe forces her estranged son Cornelis and his pregnant wife Josefien to travel from Europe and take over the family business. In the midst of a worker’s uprising, Cornelis displays his plans for progressive change. When Jan’s will puts Siti at the forefront of the family, ideals prove to be idle and blood thicker than water.

Screenings

18:00

Cinemex Stadium | Sala 4

Friday 19.7.
12:00

Cinemex Luciérnaga | Sala 7

Monday 22.7.

Cast and crew

Director Ena Sendijarević
Producer
Erik Glijnis, Leontine Petit
 
Writer Ena Sendijarevic
Cast
Renée Soutendijk, Hayati Azis, Lisa Zweerman, Florian Myjer, Muhammad Khan, Hans Dagelet, Rio den Haas, Peter Faber, Verdi Solaiman
Editor Lot Rossmark
Sound Vincent Sinceretti, Taco Drijfhout
dop Emo Weemhoff

Director's bio:
Bosnian-Dutch filmmaker Ena Sendijarević drew attention with her feature debut TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE, an idiosyncratic and absurdist European road movie that was selected for the Acid competition at the Cannes Film Festival and won the special jury prize at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam. Earlier, she attracted international attention with her short film IMPORT, which had its world premiere in Cannes’ Quinzaine selection. SWEET DREAMS, written, directed and exec-produced by her, is her second feature.

 





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