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Sweet Dreams (2016)

Sweet Dreams (2016)

Drama
Release Date: 2016, November 10
Directors: Marco Bellocchio
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Film Investment Piedmont (FIP), Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Ad Vitam Production, IBC MOvie, Kavac Film, MiC, RAI
Cast: Bérénice Bejo, Emmanuelle Devos, Valerio Mastandrea, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Linda Messerklinger, Guido Caprino, Barbara Ronchi, Miriam Leone, Piera Degli Esposti, Roberto Herlitzka, Fabrizio Gifuni, Manuela Mandracchia

Overview:

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…

Keywords:

childhood trauma traumatic childhood childhood memory psychological melodrama childhood grief loss of parent