Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

131 mins | Drama | Nov. 10, 2016

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…

Sweet Dreams

131 mins | Drama | Nov. 10, 2016

Sweet Dreams
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…
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers RAI, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Film Investment Piedmont (FIP), Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Ad Vitam Production, IBC MOvie, Kavac Film
Original title Fai bei sogni
Directors Marco Bellocchio
Writers Massimo Gramellini, Edoardo Albinati, Valia Santella, Marco Bellocchio

Cast

Valerio Mastandrea

as Massimo

Bérénice Bejo

as Elisa

Guido Caprino

as Père de Massimo

Fabrizio Gifuni

as Athos Giovanni

Roberto Herlitzka

as Ettore

Miriam Leone

as Agnese

Barbara Ronchi

as Mère de Massimo

Piera Degli Esposti

as Madre di Simone

Giulio Brogi

as Cavalieri

Roberto De Francesco

as padre Baloo

Dylan Ferrario

as Enrico

Manuela Mandracchia

as zia di Elisa

Ferdinando Vetere

as tifoso