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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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What are you doing?
-Going outside. - Sweet Dreams

What are you doing? -Going outside.

With that horse?
You can't. The horse has to stay here. - Sweet Dreams

With that horse? You can't. The horse has to stay here.

The horse doesn't have to stay here, Karel.
It's your horse. - Sweet Dreams

The horse doesn't have to stay here, Karel. It's y...

For a plantation owner
to want to be buried on his own land. - Sweet Dreams

For a plantation owner to want to be buried on his own land.

The land that he gave his life to. - Sweet Dreams

The land that he gave his life to.

The land that was nothing,
raw wilderness... - Sweet Dreams

The land that was nothing, raw wilderness...

That he made into something
with his own hands. - Sweet Dreams

That he made into something with his own hands.

Yes, what was here was wild... - Sweet Dreams

Yes, what was here was wild...

And needed to be tamed. - Sweet Dreams

And needed to be tamed.

Jan tamed this land. - Sweet Dreams

Jan tamed this land.

Jan tamed us,
because we were wild beasts before he came. - Sweet Dreams

Jan tamed us, because we were wild beasts before he came.

Who has come from the Netherlands
to take on this mission from God... - Sweet Dreams

Who has come from the Netherlands to take on this mission fr...

To continue his father's work,
to continue the work of our race. - Sweet Dreams

To continue his father's work, to continue the work of ...

To take over the baton of our civilisation. - Sweet Dreams

To take over the baton of our civilisation.

I have an important announcement.
A formality, but still... - Sweet Dreams

I have an important announcement. A formality, but still...

Perhaps I should discuss this in private
with the master of the house. - Sweet Dreams

Perhaps I should discuss this in private with the master of ...

If it concerns Cornelis, it concerns me.
-That's right, we do everything together. - Sweet Dreams

If it concerns Cornelis, it concerns me. -That's right,...

Jan visited me not too long ago
in my capacity as a notary. - Sweet Dreams

Jan visited me not too long ago in my capacity as a notary.

You're a notary as well?
-Yes, that's how things work here. - Sweet Dreams

You're a notary as well? -Yes, that's how things w...

Anyway, he may have been a bit confused.
-Yes, he was always a bit confused. - Sweet Dreams

Anyway, he may have been a bit confused. -Yes, he was always...

Well, he had his will drawn up. - Sweet Dreams

Well, he had his will drawn up.

It concerns the land, the factory, the house,
everything he has left behind. - Sweet Dreams

It concerns the land, the factory, the house, everything he ...

As I said, he was a bit confused,
but I have to tell you. - Sweet Dreams

As I said, he was a bit confused, but I have to tell you.

He leaves everything
to, in his own words, his only real son... - Sweet Dreams

He leaves everything to, in his own words, his only real son...

But that's impossible.
-As I said, he was confused. - Sweet Dreams

But that's impossible. -As I said, he was confused.

I think Jan wanted to spare you
the crisis we are in now. - Sweet Dreams

I think Jan wanted to spare you the crisis we are in now.

But his solution is not really a solution, obviously.
-No, it's definitely not a solution. - Sweet Dreams

But his solution is not really a solution, obviously. -No, i...

And officially there is no body anyway.
-No, there is certainly no body. - Sweet Dreams

And officially there is no body anyway. -No, there is certai...

Right. So we keep everything as it is. - Sweet Dreams

Right. So we keep everything as it is.

So how are we going to sell everything?
-Sell? - Sweet Dreams

So how are we going to sell everything? -Sell?

For a sale you need the permission
of the rightful owner, Karel. - Sweet Dreams

For a sale you need the permission of the rightful owner, Ka...

Yes, it was a dignified funeral.
-Yes, a dignified funeral. - Sweet Dreams

Yes, it was a dignified funeral. -Yes, a dignified funeral.

Can I help anyone with anything?
-No, that was all, Siti. - Sweet Dreams

Can I help anyone with anything? -No, that was all, Siti.

What will be sold?
-Everything. Everything will be sold. - Sweet Dreams

What will be sold? -Everything. Everything will be sold.

The house, the factory, the plantation. - Sweet Dreams

The house, the factory, the plantation.

And me?
For how much were you planning to sell me? - Sweet Dreams

And me? For how much were you planning to sell me?

What is your price, mother?
The same as that chair? The table? - Sweet Dreams

What is your price, mother? The same as that chair? The tabl...

Or were you thinking of the candlestick?
This fork maybe? - Sweet Dreams

Or were you thinking of the candlestick? This fork maybe?

Ignorance is bliss.
And anyway, there isn't even a body. - Sweet Dreams

Ignorance is bliss. And anyway, there isn't even a body...

Things will go back to normal
before you know it. - Sweet Dreams

Things will go back to normal before you know it.

There is no money, goddammit.
Until we sell there is no goddamn money. - Sweet Dreams

There is no money, goddammit. Until we sell there is no godd...

You, my prisoner?
If anyone wants to leave this place, it's me. - Sweet Dreams

You, my prisoner? If anyone wants to leave this place, it�...

You wanted to come here for the adventure.
I always told you this was a backward place. - Sweet Dreams

You wanted to come here for the adventure. I always told you...

You said the money would be for the taking here.
That we only had to appear for formality's sake. - Sweet Dreams

You said the money would be for the taking here. That we onl...

I was wrong, okay? I was wrong.
-I can't give birth here. Look at me. - Sweet Dreams

I was wrong, okay? I was wrong. -I can't give birth her...

Look around you.
I can't squeeze out a child here. - Sweet Dreams

Look around you. I can't squeeze out a child here.

Then the house reverts to all of us.
Mother won't have a leg to stand on. Not a leg. - Sweet Dreams

Then the house reverts to all of us. Mother won't have ...

BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO KAREL? - Sweet Dreams

BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO KAREL?

You need to wash that.
-Apologise to your mother. - Sweet Dreams

You need to wash that. -Apologise to your mother.

You're not supposed to be here anymore.
This place is off-limits to you now. - Sweet Dreams

You're not supposed to be here anymore. This place is o...

I don't want to be here either.
But I'm here to get you. - Sweet Dreams

I don't want to be here either. But I'm here to ge...

We leave tomorrow night, a group of us. - Sweet Dreams

We leave tomorrow night, a group of us.

The coach is ready to leave.
There is no reason to stay here anymore. - Sweet Dreams

The coach is ready to leave. There is no reason to stay here...

Have a safe journey.
-The time for jokes is over. I love you. - Sweet Dreams

Have a safe journey. -The time for jokes is over. I love you...

If you know why you love someone,
you don't really love them. - Sweet Dreams

If you know why you love someone, you don't really love...

Besides, I can't stop thinking of you. - Sweet Dreams

Besides, I can't stop thinking of you.

I told you. I'm staying with Karel. - Sweet Dreams

I told you. I'm staying with Karel.

I think you should turn around
and look for him in the house. - Sweet Dreams

I think you should turn around and look for him in the house...

Stop laughing. Now. - Sweet Dreams

Stop laughing. Now.

I need to go back to the villa.
-It's a beautiful place in the forest. - Sweet Dreams

I need to go back to the villa. -It's a beautiful place...

Do you think I'm beautiful too?
-Very beautiful. - Sweet Dreams

Do you think I'm beautiful too? -Very beautiful.

Don't touch me. - Sweet Dreams

Don't touch me.

You should watch him more closely.
He'll get hurt. - Sweet Dreams

You should watch him more closely. He'll get hurt.

Let her be. It's a waste of time. - Sweet Dreams

Let her be. It's a waste of time.

No, I won't let her be.
She thinks she's better than all of us. - Sweet Dreams

No, I won't let her be. She thinks she's better th...

And my son will achieve more
than all your sons together. - Sweet Dreams

And my son will achieve more than all your sons together.

Sure, he'll get very far.
That's easy to see. - Sweet Dreams

Sure, he'll get very far. That's easy to see.

No, I wasn't.
-Yes, you were. - Sweet Dreams

No, I wasn't. -Yes, you were.

I want you to tell me it stops, all of it. - Sweet Dreams

I want you to tell me it stops, all of it.

You can't expect me to kill a child, Josefien. - Sweet Dreams

You can't expect me to kill a child, Josefien.

That's barbaric, perverse even. - Sweet Dreams

That's barbaric, perverse even.

It is against all the rules of civilisation, darling.
It's too extreme. - Sweet Dreams

It is against all the rules of civilisation, darling. It...

Where will we go
when we are sent away? - Sweet Dreams

Where will we go when we are sent away?

Who says we'll be sent away?
-Everyone. - Sweet Dreams

Who says we'll be sent away? -Everyone.

But if we're sent away, where do we go? - Sweet Dreams

But if we're sent away, where do we go?

A place far away from here. - Sweet Dreams

A place far away from here.

But I've never been there.
How could I have come from there? - Sweet Dreams

But I've never been there. How could I have come from t...

You don't need to have been somewhere
to be from there. - Sweet Dreams

You don't need to have been somewhere to be from there.

So, are you ready to leave? - Sweet Dreams

So, are you ready to leave?

I'm...
I'm ready too. - Sweet Dreams

I'm... I'm ready too.

Now is the time to leave.
Karel and I will come with you. - Sweet Dreams

Now is the time to leave. Karel and I will come with you.

Do you know what they say, Siti?
That you only think of yourself. - Sweet Dreams

Do you know what they say, Siti? That you only think of your...

What if everyone thought only of themselves? - Sweet Dreams

What if everyone thought only of themselves?

Then everyone would be thought of. - Sweet Dreams

Then everyone would be thought of.

Excuse me.
I hope you understand what I'm going through. - Sweet Dreams

Excuse me. I hope you understand what I'm going through...

You have a child,
so you know what's it like to be pregnant. - Sweet Dreams

You have a child, so you know what's it like to be preg...

I need to talk to you about something, Siti.
Something important. - Sweet Dreams

I need to talk to you about something, Siti. Something impor...

Do you smoke?
-Yes. - Sweet Dreams

Do you smoke? -Yes.

When Jan died, he chose to leave
the house and the factory to Karel. - Sweet Dreams

When Jan died, he chose to leave the house and the factory t...

There will be one final harvest.
We'll use the money to go to the Netherlands. - Sweet Dreams

There will be one final harvest. We'll use the money to...

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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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