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); Dreams, winner of the Berlinale 2025 Golden Bear; and Love (Golden Lion nominee, Venice Film Festival 2025).

    A former librarian, journalist, and dramatist, Haugerud is also a novelist.

  • 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

26 NOV

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A young woman with red hair sits on a couch, looking at a person in front of her who is partially out of frame. The room has warm lighting and a cozy atmosphere.
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Three women are sitting in a cozy living room with bookshelves in the background. The woman in the middle is sitting in a large armchair, and the other two women are sitting on the floor facing her. They are engaged in a conversation, and the room ha
A girl lying in bed looking at her phone, with an older woman sitting beside her, reading a book. The room is warm with sunlight coming through window panes, in a cozy, rustic setting with patterned curtains and wall hangings.