DAG JOHAN HAUGERUD
DREAMS
This Golden Bear winner is a literary paean to transformative, all-consuming first love
Johanne falls in love for the first time—with her teacher. When her mother and grandmother read her diary, they are initially shocked but soon see its literary potential. As they debate whether to publish it, all three women confront their differing views on sexuality and self-discovery, as well as the gap between romantic fantasy and reality.
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After winning Scandinavian awards for his first four features, Dag Johan Haugerud broke out internationally with his Oslo Trilogy: Sex (Berlinale 2024); Love (Golden Lion nominee, Venice Film Festival 2025); and Dreams, winner of the Berlinale 2025 Golden Bear.
A former librarian, journalist, and dramatist, Haugerud is also a novelist.
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Berlin International Film Festival 2025 (Germany)
Winner, Golden Bear, FIPRESCI Prize, Guild Film Prize -
Genres: Drama, LGBTQIA+, Romance
Featuring: Ella Øverbye, Selome Emnetu, Ane Dahl Torp
Rating: R21
Duration: 110 min
Language: Norwegian (with English subtitles) -
Sharply written, insightful and exhilaratingly unexpected — The Observer
A story of hazy memories that’s also a city symphony — Slant Magazine
Haugerud’s writing is consistently surprising and elastic — Variety
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