🎬 Drama

Sweet Dreams

⭐ 6.5/10 2016 2h 11m Dir. Marco Bellocchio

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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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6.5/10 222 votes

Quick facts

Year
2016
Runtime
2h 11m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.5/10
Votes
222
Genre
Drama
Language
IT

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Marco Bellocchio 👤 Valerio Mastandrea 👤 Bérénice Bejo 👤 Guido Caprino
childhood trauma traumatic childhood psychological melodrama childhood memory loss of parent childhood grief

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Questions about Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams has a runtime of 2h 11m (2 hours and 11 minutes).
Sweet Dreams was directed by Marco Bellocchio and released in 2016.
Sweet Dreams is a Drama film (2016).
The cast of Sweet Dreams includes Valerio Mastandrea, Bérénice Bejo, Guido Caprino, Emmanuelle Devos, Fabrizio Gifuni.
Sweet Dreams has a TMDB rating of 6.5/10 based on 222 votes.

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