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Sweet Dreams

Tumultuous events triggered by the death of a Dutch sugar plantation owner who ends up leaving his Indian Ocean island estate to his young illegitimate son - the child of his Indonesian housemaid.

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Ena Sendijarevic

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9 wins & 15 nominations

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I want you to just speak Dutch tonight. - Sweet Dreams

I want you to just speak Dutch tonight.

[Dutch] Fine, whatever you want. - Sweet Dreams

[Dutch] Fine, whatever you want.

You can hear the voice,
just like you can hear mine now. - Sweet Dreams

You can hear the voice, just like you can hear mine now.

But you're not in the same room. - Sweet Dreams

But you're not in the same room.

No, but it's almost the same.
My cousin sounded exactly like my cousin. - Sweet Dreams

No, but it's almost the same. My cousin sounded exactly...

As if there's no ocean between us
anymore. As if she were here with me. - Sweet Dreams

As if there's no ocean between us anymore. As if she we...

But if you can hear someone but not see them,
doesn't that just increase the distance? - Sweet Dreams

But if you can hear someone but not see them, doesn't t...

No, actually, it becomes smaller
because you hear each other's voice. - Sweet Dreams

No, actually, it becomes smaller because you hear each other...

So you're even more aware
of the fact that the other is not there. - Sweet Dreams

So you're even more aware of the fact that the other is...

You hear each other's voice,
but you don't see each other. - Sweet Dreams

You hear each other's voice, but you don't see eac...

It's so refreshing to speak
to someone in the Netherlands. - Sweet Dreams

It's so refreshing to speak to someone in the Netherlan...

I think you'd do well to go too. - Sweet Dreams

I think you'd do well to go too.

Sooner or later it will all be over for us here. - Sweet Dreams

Sooner or later it will all be over for us here.

I don't think so.
I think this is only the beginning. - Sweet Dreams

I don't think so. I think this is only the beginning.

While you're serving those totoks
the best parts? - Sweet Dreams

While you're serving those totoks the best parts?

Let's poison them. The parasites. - Sweet Dreams

Let's poison them. The parasites.

This is our chance.
We'll get rid of all of them in one night. - Sweet Dreams

This is our chance. We'll get rid of all of them in one...

And then what?
-Then we can sleep in tomorrow. - Sweet Dreams

And then what? -Then we can sleep in tomorrow.

Great idea, let's do it. - Sweet Dreams

Great idea, let's do it.

Three, two, one. - Sweet Dreams

Three, two, one.

What are you looking for, Agathe? - Sweet Dreams

What are you looking for, Agathe?

God forgive, God forgive. - Sweet Dreams

God forgive, God forgive.

What are you doing?
-Go outside, Karel. - Sweet Dreams

What are you doing? -Go outside, Karel.

Nothing, I didn't do anything.
Everything is fine. - Sweet Dreams

Nothing, I didn't do anything. Everything is fine.

If anyone asks where the master is,
you say he is ill. - Sweet Dreams

If anyone asks where the master is, you say he is ill.

Dear Cornelis, I hope you are well. - Sweet Dreams

Dear Cornelis, I hope you are well.

There is news. Good news and bad news,
hence my writing to you. - Sweet Dreams

There is news. Good news and bad news, hence my writing to y...

Your father has died.
It's a long story. - Sweet Dreams

Your father has died. It's a long story.

I am alone here in the house
and I don't know how long I can manage. - Sweet Dreams

I am alone here in the house and I don't know how long ...

I'm afraid I'll have to cut off your allowance
if you don't come. - Sweet Dreams

I'm afraid I'll have to cut off your allowance if ...

CORNELIS AND JOSEFIEN - Sweet Dreams

CORNELIS AND JOSEFIEN

[Dutch] Sir, she has to get out. - Sweet Dreams

[Dutch] Sir, she has to get out.

Yes, in a hurry. You could say that. - Sweet Dreams

Yes, in a hurry. You could say that.

There are more people working in the field
and the factory who we are responsible for. - Sweet Dreams

There are more people working in the field and the factory w...

They do.
But the others don't. Just a few words. - Sweet Dreams

They do. But the others don't. Just a few words.

And him? Who is he?
What's his name? - Sweet Dreams

And him? Who is he? What's his name?

Karel? Where did he get that name? - Sweet Dreams

Karel? Where did he get that name?

And why is he carrying a gun?
-Oh well, Jan let him have it. - Sweet Dreams

And why is he carrying a gun? -Oh well, Jan let him have it.

That smell. What is that smell inside?
-That's the smell here, you'll get used to it. - Sweet Dreams

That smell. What is that smell inside? -That's the smel...

Eventually we had to bury him in the jungle.
Temporarily. - Sweet Dreams

Eventually we had to bury him in the jungle. Temporarily.

And where is the sugar factory? Close by?
-Yes. But the factory is no place for you. - Sweet Dreams

And where is the sugar factory? Close by? -Yes. But the fact...

Have you ever been there, mother?
-No, because it's no place for me. - Sweet Dreams

Have you ever been there, mother? -No, because it's no ...

Besides, the factory is empty now.
There's no one there. - Sweet Dreams

Besides, the factory is empty now. There's no one there...

What is it?
-This room. - Sweet Dreams

What is it? -This room.

It's as if we've travelled back in time.
-Don't say I didn't warn you. - Sweet Dreams

It's as if we've travelled back in time. -Don'...

Is Siti a prostitute?
Karel is Jan's son, right? - Sweet Dreams

Is Siti a prostitute? Karel is Jan's son, right?

No, that's completely normal here.
-Normal? - Sweet Dreams

No, that's completely normal here. -Normal?

I told you the normal rules don't apply here.
Everyone here is crazy. - Sweet Dreams

I told you the normal rules don't apply here. Everyone ...

It's a good thing we'll be gone again soon.
-Thank goodness. - Sweet Dreams

It's a good thing we'll be gone again soon. -Thank...

I find it all a bit gloomy here.
Everyone looks sad. - Sweet Dreams

I find it all a bit gloomy here. Everyone looks sad.

Not now. I'm tired.
-I'm not. - Sweet Dreams

Not now. I'm tired. -I'm not.

How often do I have to tell you?
You don't have to kiss me out of politeness. - Sweet Dreams

How often do I have to tell you? You don't have to kiss...

You're working hard for someone
who's supposed to be on strike. - Sweet Dreams

You're working hard for someone who's supposed to ...

We'll start a new life. You and me.
Now is the time to go. - Sweet Dreams

We'll start a new life. You and me. Now is the time to ...

Simple. We'll build our own house,
find food in nature. - Sweet Dreams

Simple. We'll build our own house, find food in nature.

You'll be my wife. We'll live in the woods.
What else do we need? - Sweet Dreams

You'll be my wife. We'll live in the woods. What e...

In nature, like wild animals. - Sweet Dreams

In nature, like wild animals.

No, like humans. - Sweet Dreams

No, like humans.

Don't you know it's the same everywhere?
-I've heard different things. - Sweet Dreams

Don't you know it's the same everywhere? -I'v...

Those are stories.
Stories are always made up. - Sweet Dreams

Those are stories. Stories are always made up.

Have you performed your little dance
for the new bosses yet? - Sweet Dreams

Have you performed your little dance for the new bosses yet?

You'll be thrown out of the house
before you know it. - Sweet Dreams

You'll be thrown out of the house before you know it.

What does Reza want from you?
-Nothing. - Sweet Dreams

What does Reza want from you? -Nothing.

Why were you with him then? - Sweet Dreams

Why were you with him then?

Reza doesn't want anything from me.
He always tells funny stories. - Sweet Dreams

Reza doesn't want anything from me. He always tells fun...

I don't think his stories are funny. - Sweet Dreams

I don't think his stories are funny.

[Dutch] You know what it is, Hong,
we didn't come here to dominate. - Sweet Dreams

[Dutch] You know what it is, Hong, we didn't come here ...

We have no interest whatsoever in domination.
-No interest whatsoever. - Sweet Dreams

We have no interest whatsoever in domination. -No interest w...

One group of people oppressing the other.
On what grounds? - Sweet Dreams

One group of people oppressing the other. On what grounds?

We want to live in peace, without violence. - Sweet Dreams

We want to live in peace, without violence.

This means that things can just go on
as they always did, until the sale. - Sweet Dreams

This means that things can just go on as they always did, un...

Who? The workers? Why not? - Sweet Dreams

Who? The workers? Why not?

They're waiting for salary.
Strike. - Sweet Dreams

They're waiting for salary. Strike.

You don't have to be in factory. - Sweet Dreams

You don't have to be in factory.

He says we don't need to be in the factory.
-Thank goodness. - Sweet Dreams

He says we don't need to be in the factory. -Thank good...

We're not staying long, can you tell him that too,
that we're in a hurry? - Sweet Dreams

We're not staying long, can you tell him that too, that...

We're not staying long. There's unrest too.
We are going to sell quickly. - Sweet Dreams

We're not staying long. There's unrest too. We are...

Siti, is it that tree?
-Yes, that tree, madam. - Sweet Dreams

Siti, is it that tree? -Yes, that tree, madam.

So where is he? How did you bury him?
-We just buried him. - Sweet Dreams

So where is he? How did you bury him? -We just buried him.

He was carried here, a hole was dug
and he was buried. - Sweet Dreams

He was carried here, a hole was dug and he was buried.

So why isn't he here?
-I don't know either. - Sweet Dreams

So why isn't he here? -I don't know either.

Didn't he leave?
-Yes, he's gone. - Sweet Dreams

Didn't he leave? -Yes, he's gone.

Maybe he was eaten by animals.
-Maybe you don't know where you put him. - Sweet Dreams

Maybe he was eaten by animals. -Maybe you don't know wh...

JAN'S FUNERAL - Sweet Dreams

So why is he not in the coffin?
-I told you, didn't I? - Sweet Dreams

So why is he not in the coffin? -I told you, didn't I?

We couldn't find him anymore.
But we buried him. I swear it. - Sweet Dreams

We couldn't find him anymore. But we buried him. I swea...

But if he comes back... - Sweet Dreams

But if he comes back...

They are going to ask me
why I buried an empty coffin. - Sweet Dreams

They are going to ask me why I buried an empty coffin.

Jan gave him that horse for his birthday. - Sweet Dreams

Jan gave him that horse for his birthday.

Jan made it himself. Worked on it for months.
He's been playing here ever since. - Sweet Dreams

Jan made it himself. Worked on it for months. He's been...

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Tumultuous events triggered by the death of a Dutch sugar plantation owner who ends up leaving his Indian Ocean island estate to his young illegitimate son - the child of his Indonesian housemaid.

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Director: Ena Sendijarevic

Writer: Ena Sendijarevic

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Sep 2023

Awards: 9 wins & 15 nominations

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