
DREAMS (SEX LOVE)
by Dag Johan Haugerud
Norway, 2024, 110'
Johanne's intimate writings about her first love stir friction within her family, prompting her mother and grandmother to reexamine their own realities and dreams.
Johanne falls in love for the first time, with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read what she has written, they are initially shocked by its intimate content but soon see that it has literary potential. As they debate whether to publish it, Johanne navigates the gap between her romantic fantasy and reality, and all three women confront their differing views on love, sexuality, and self-discovery.
DREAMS is part of the SEX-LOVE-DREAMS trilogy of director Dag Johan Haugerud.

Festivals
Berlin IFF 2025 - Competition
Glasgow IFF 2025
Dublin IFF 2025

Cast & Crew
Ella Øverbye, Selome Emnetu, Ane Dahl Torp, Anne Marit Jacobsen
Production company: Motlys
Producer: Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum
Coproducers: Oslo Filmfond
Dag Johan Haugerud

Dag Johan Haugerud has established himself as one of Norway’s most influential writers and directors, in addition to being a writer of novels. With I BELONG (2012), he won Amanda for Best Film, Director, Screenplay and Female Supporting Role. The film also won the Film Critics Award and was Norway’s candidate for the Nordic Council Film Award. With BEWARE OF CHILDREN (2019), he won bigtime; in addition to the Dragon Award for Best film and Actor at the Gothenburg Film Festival, the film won a record number of 9 Amanda’s after the international premiere at Giornate Degli Autori. In addition, the film won the Film Critics Award and Nordic Council Film Prize.
SEX, which opened his trilogy, premiered at Berlinale Panorama in 2024, and won among others: Europa Cinemas Label - Best European Film and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, along with Nordic Council Film Prize. It was followed by LOVE (premiere in Competition of Venice IFF) and finalized by DREAMS (SEX LOVE) which premieres at Competition of Berlinale 2025.
