Drama

Dreams (Sex Love) (2024): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Dreams (Sex Love)
Genre: Drama
Released: 2024-09-23
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Cast: Ella Øverbye, Ane Dahl Torp, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Andrine Sæther, Selome Emnetu

Dreams (Sex Love) is a 2024 drama directed by Dag Johan Haugerud, starring Ella Øverbye as Johanne, Ane Dahl Torp and Anne Marit Jacobsen. It runs 1 hour 51 minutes and earned $489,794 worldwide. IMDb users rate it 7.2/10.

IMDb rating: 7.2/10
worldwide gross: $489.8K

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Released: September 23, 2024
Runtime: 1h 51m (111 min)
Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
Genre: Drama
Original language: Norwegian
Studio: Motlys
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Dreams (Sex Love) About?

The premise of Dreams (Sex Love) without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A teenage girl's infatuation with her female teacher leads to a passionate and intimate experience, which she chronicles in her diary. Her writing is so compelling and realistic that her mother and grandmother believe it should be published. However, the girl initially wrote the diary entries as a way to maintain her feelings and keep the crush alive for herself.

Dreams (Sex Love) Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

Dreams (Sex Love) Cast & Characters

Ella Øverbye leads the cast as Johanne, with Ane Dahl Torp as Kristin and Anne Marit Jacobsen as Karin. Directed by Dag Johan Haugerud; 16 actors are credited in all.

Director Dag Johan Haugerud

Ella Øverbye as Johanne
Ane Dahl Torp as Kristin
Anne Marit Jacobsen as Karin
Andrine Sæther as Anne

Also Starring in Dreams (Sex Love)

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Selome Emnetu Johanna
Silje Breivik Elise
Lars Jacob Holm Psychologist
Brynjar Åbel Bandlien Dance Instructor
Valdemar Dørmænen Irgens Thomas
Nadia Bonnevie Anine
Sari Kader Teacher
Marja Folde Teacher
Eija Saraneva Mushroom Picker
Nora Hagstrøm Mushroom Picker
Anne-Karen Hytten Mushroom Picker
Ella Josefine Bothner-By Jenny

From the director

More from Dag Johan Haugerud

More films directed by Dag Johan Haugerud, best-rated first: Sex, Love, Light from the Chocolate Factory and Beware of Children.

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Ratings

Dreams (Sex Love) Reviews & Ratings

IMDb users rate Dreams (Sex Love) 7.2/10.

IMDb

7.2 /10

3743 votes
TMDB

69% User score
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Plot

Dreams (Sex Love) Plot Summary

What happens in Dreams (Sex Love) from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 10 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Seventeen-year-old Johanne Ella Øverbye is a secondary school student in Oslo who lives with her mother, Ane Dahl Torp Kristin, and is close to her grandmother Anne Marit Jacobsen, a published author. After reading a novel about a romantic affair between a student and a teacher, Johanne develops an intense crush on her French teacher, Selome Emnetu Johanna. The two begin spending time together outside of school, as Selome Emnetu Johanna teaches Johanne how to knit at her apartment, and Johanne’s infatuation grows as she frequently fantasizes about Johanna reciprocating her feelings.

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