_{Sweet Dreams by Ena Sendijarević}

Sweet Dreams* is the second feature from award-winning director Ena Sendijarević. Her debut feature Take Me Somewhere Nice** (2019) screened at numerous festivals worldwide, including ACID Cannes, and won among others the IFFR Special Jury Award for Exceptional Artistic Achievement and the Heart of Sarajevo (Sarajevo FF). Previously, she was put in the spotlight when her short Import* (2016) world premiered in Cannes Quinzaine.

Sweet Dreams is produced by Lemming Film (NL), in co-production with Plattform Produktion (SE), Film Ï Vast (SE), Talamedia (ID) in collaboration with broadcaster VPRO (NL). The film is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, CoBo Fund, Swedish Film Institute, CNC Tax Rebate International Productions and Creative Europe Media. Sales are handled by Heretic.

In Sweet Dreams unforgiving satire is combined with lavish aesthetics in an audacious tale of the tragic and delicious demise of European Colonialism. On a remote Indonesian island, during the waning days of the colonial era, Dutch sugar plantation owner Jan and his wife Agathe, are at the top of the food chain. That is, until Jan upon returning from his nightly visit to his native concubine Siti, suddenly drops dead in front of his wife. Desperate to keep the privileges of her status quo, Agathe forces her estranged son Cornelis and his heavily pregnant wife Josefien, to travel from Europe and take over the family business. In the midst of a worker’s uprising, Cornelis displays his plans for progressive change. But when Jan’s will puts Siti at the forefront of the family estate, ideals prove to be idle and blood thicker than water.

In September Sweet Dreams will have its national premiere as official Opening Film of the Netherlands Film Festival (22 – 29 September).

For more information and interviews:

Triple P Entertainment
Pauline Verhoeven
Ph: +31 35 698 2106
pauline@triplepentertainment.nl
www.triplepentertainment.nl
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*Film is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund
**Film is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund and Film Production Incentive