Beyond Dreams (2017)

Sweden, 90 min
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Media (8)

Original title Dröm vidare
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,63 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Awards
  • Nominated for the Guldbagge Award
  • Festival Award
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • Swedish
Swedish release 2017-03-17

Cast

Evin Ahmad
Mirja

Gizem Erdogan
Sarah

Malin Persson
Emmy

Segen Tesfai
Nina

Ella Åhman
Isa

Outi Mäenpää
Sirkka

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Plot summary

While serving her prison sentence for a failed robbery Mirja has been away from the gang and their rules. She returns home and confronts new circumstances: she brutally finds out that her...

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Links and resources

Read more about this film in our article "Väntade och oväntade vänskaper i svensk film" (in Swedish)
Read more about this film in our article "Inte särskilt upplyftande, men ack så förlösande" (in Swedish)
Read more about this film in our article "Intervju med Sanna Sundqvist" (in Swedish)
Read more about this film in our article "The New Film Country – a look at integration in Swedish fiction film in the 21st century" (in English)
Read more about this film in our article "Swedish Girl Films" (in English)
Download the study guide for this film (in Swedish)

Titles

Original title
  • Dröm vidare
Swedish release title
  • Dröm vidare
International title
  • Beyond Dreams

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
First Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Co-producer
Location Manager
Coordinator
Craft service
Runner
Casting
Extras Casting
Location Scout
Assistant Location Scout
Film Commissioner
Post Producer
First Assistant Cameraman
Second Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Best Boy
Color Timer
Color Grading
Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
Musician
Assistant Production Designer
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up / Hair
Costume Assistant
Foley
Trainee
Graphic Design
Other Crew

Cast

Evin Ahmad Mirja
Gizem Erdogan Sarah
Malin Persson Emmy
Segen Tesfai Nina
Ella Åhman Isa
Outi Mäenpää Sirkka
Anna Bjelkerud Edit
Michael Lindgren Paul
Diar Said Marco
Inger Nilsson Adria
Best Mbemba hotellrecptionist
Jimmy Backman vakt
Anna Denarp vakt
Charlotte Lindmark kvinna på hotellet
Adel Ahmad man i butik
Stina Almqvist arbetsförmedlare

Companies

Production Company 2afilm AB
Co-Production Company Filmpool Nord AB
Apricot Stone
Partner Filmregion Stockholm-Mälardalen
Stockholms Läns Landsting
Film Stockholm
Stockholms Internationella Filmfestival
C More Entertainment AB
Sthlm Debut
Sveriges Television AB
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Nonstop Entertainment AB 2017
Sound Editing Ljudbang AB

Plot summary

While serving her prison sentence for a failed robbery Mirja has been away from the gang and their rules. She returns home and confronts new circumstances: she brutally finds out that her mother is very ill and demanding. Mirja has to find a job or she’ll be thrown out. In her ambition to handle the situation Mirja begins to lead a double life between the family and the gang.

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 204303
Date 2017-02-27
Classification Allowed from age 11
Grounds for decision Framställningen innehåller inslag av upprörda gräl, slagsmål samt en ung kvinna och hennes lillasyster i en uppslitande familjesituation vilket kan medföra oro och bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn under 11 år.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Length in minutes 90 min


Release dates

Festival showing 2017-01-28 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 92 min Göteborg Film Festival 2017
Release in Sweden 2017-03-17 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2018-03-17 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 2019-03-28 SVT2 Sweden
2019-03-29 SVT2 Sweden
2020-06-06 SVT1 Sweden
2021-09-25 SVT1 Sweden
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2021-12-03 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Easy
Performed by Seinabo Sey


Original title This Time
Performed by Melina Florides


Original title If It Takes Two
Performed by Melina Florides


Awards

Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2018 Best Actress in a Leading Role Evin Ahmad
Stockholm 2018 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Gizem Erdogan
Festival Award Gothenburg 2017 (Publikens val: Bästa nordiska film, 40:e Göteborg International Film Festival, Sverige)
Gothenburg 2017 (Svenska Kyrkans Angelospris. 40:e Göteborg International Film festival, Sverige)
Duhok 2017 (bästa kurdiska film / Best Kurdish Film, Duhok International Film Festival, Irak)
Duhok 2017 Evin Ahmad (bästa kvinnliga skådespelare / Best Actress, Duhok International Film Festival, Irak)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt tilläggsmaterial
Carrier type EXTRAS


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Peripheral material


Script type För- och eftertexter
Extent 1 s.
Language Swedish


Script type För- och eftertexter
Extent 1 s.
Language Swedish


Script type För- och eftertexter
Extent 1 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Musiklista
Extent 2 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 70 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 72 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 100 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Beyond dreams
Extent 70 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Dröm vidare. (Regiversion 5). Revision 2. Manus av Johanna Emanuelsson. Regi: Rojda Sekersöz.
Extent 100 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 72 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print No
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


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