Sweet Dreams
Ena Sendijarević's drolly exquisite Indonesia-set period parable makes for a startlingly accomplished sophomore film.
-- Jessica Kiang, Variety
Sweet Dreams
Set on an Indonesian island in the waning years of Dutch colonialism, Ena Sendijarević’s sophomore feature is a stingingly sardonic satire observing decadence and moral decay on a sugar plantation, which is thrown into turmoil when, following the decease of its patriarch, it’s revealed that he willed the estate to his illegitimate son with his Indigenous housekeeper. A gorgeously shot study of truly ugly human behavior. “[Sendijarević] has established herself as a formidable talent with… a feel for the manicured, placid surfaces that contain rot and rebellion.” —Variety.
"Sweet Dreams is gorgeously shot, masterfully composed and tightly framed within an Academy aspect ratio, its stylised storytelling never ceasing to captivate." — Marina Ashioti, Little White Lies
"A strangely spellbinding, dark and satiric examination of the Dutch colonial history in Indonesia." — Frank J. Avella, Awards Daily
"Sweet Dreams is gorgeously shot, masterfully composed and tightly framed within an Academy aspect ratio, its stylised storytelling never ceasing to captivate." — Marina Ashioti, Little White Lies
"A strangely spellbinding, dark and satiric examination of the Dutch colonial history in Indonesia." — Frank J. Avella, Awards Daily
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
102
Language
Dutch,
Indonesian
Director
Ena Sendijarevic
Writer(s)
Ena Sendijarevic
Cast
Florian Myjer,
Lisa Zweerman,
Renée Soutendijk,
Muhammad Khan
Awards:
Nominee, FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Foreign Language Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner, Directors to Watch, Palm Springs International Film Festival
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