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A very disheveled pregnant woman sits on a rock by a waterfall, looking at the shirtless man lounging next to her.

Sweet Dreams

  •   Ena Sendijarević
  •   The Netherlands, Sweden, Indonesia

Indonesia, 1900. In the waning days of the colonial era, Dutch sugar plantation owners Jan and Agathe lord over an estate simmering with imminent rebellion. When Jan suddenly drops dead, Agathe forces their son and his pregnant wife to travel from the Netherlands to take over the family business. But when she discovers that Jan has left the estate to his Indonesian concubine Siti and their young son, both sides of the estate will go to extremes in order to survive.

Featuring scathingly sharp performances and set against a lush visual landscape with indelible metaphoric images, Sweet Dreams is an incisive and surreal satire that marvels at the absurdity of the colonial nightmare.


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Special Guests

Scheduled to attend: Director Ena Sendijarević

Sponsor(s)

New Directors Program Sponsors

Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation

Event Information

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
7:45pm

  •   102 minutes
LOCATION
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St
Chicago, IL 60601

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