Berlin gross sales outfit M-Appeal has sealed additional offers for Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Dreams,” in addition to further gross sales for “Sex” and “Love,” the opposite movies within the director’s trilogy.
“Dreams” follows Johanne, a younger girl who paperwork her past love — an infatuation together with her instructor — by way of intimate writing. When her mom and grandmother uncover her work, their preliminary shock turns to recognition of its literary advantage. As they weigh publishing it, Johanne is pressured to reconcile fantasy with actuality, whereas all three ladies discover their differing views on love, sexuality and self-discovery.
Vendetta Films has acquired the trilogy for Australia and New Zealand. “We fell in love with ‘Dreams’ and we think this unique and mystery-filled spin on the age-old tale of a student falling for their teacher is perfect for modern audiences. We’re so excited to bring Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy to screens across Australia and New Zealand,” Jill Macnab, common supervisor of Vendetta Films, informed Variety.
In Mexico, the trilogy will probably be launched by Cinemas Nueva Era, and Edko Films has picked up the trilogy for Hong Kong forward of the Hong Kong International Film Festival in April, the place “Dreams” will display because the closing movie. Ukraine’s SVOEkino has additionally acquired the trilogy.
South Korea’s JINJIN Pictures, which beforehand acquired “Sex,” the trilogy’s first installment, has now picked up “Love” and “Dreams” to finish the set.
In Singapore, the trilogy has been acquired by Anticipate Pictures, whose current releases embrace “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” and “Anatomy of a Fall.” The three movies will probably be launched within the second half of 2025. “Whimsical yet incisive, this trilogy introduces fresh concepts of love, sex and dreams in ways that will surprise and stimulate our Singapore audience,” Vincent Quek, founding father of Anticipate Pictures, stated.
Further new gross sales for “Dreams” embrace Cineplex, overlaying Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Peru, and Falcon Pictures, which has acquired “Dreams” and “Love” for Indonesia.
All distributors will launch the movies theatrically.
“We are delighted to have secured such strong theatrical partnerships for the film,” stated Maren Kroymann, managing director of M-Appeal. “It’s incredibly rewarding to see our team’s efforts and the long-term strategy we’ve developed over the past year for the trilogy come to fruition.”
The “Sex Love Dreams” trilogy was produced by Yngve Sæther and Hege Hauff Hvattum for Motlys. The movies have been supported by the Norwegian Film Institute, Nordic Film and TV Fund, and the promotion actions for the trilogy have been supported by MEDIA funding from the European Union.
Previously introduced offers for “Dreams” embrace North America (Strand Releasing), France (Pyramide), Germany and Austria (Alamode), U.Okay. (Modern Films), Portugal (Films4You), Taiwan (Swallow Wings), Japan (Bitters End) and Bulgaria (Beta Films).