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- 2013
- International Film Circuit
- 1 h 29 m
- 2013
- International Film Circuit
- 1 h 29 m
Summary A group of Rwandan women embark on a journey to heal the wounds of the past and create their own unique path to a future of peace and possibility.
Directed By: Lisa Fruchtman, Rob Fruchtman
- 2013
- International Film Circuit
- 1 h 29 m
- 2013
- International Film Circuit
- 1 h 29 m
Sweet Dreams
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Summary A group of Rwandan women embark on a journey to heal the wounds of the past and create their own unique path to a future of peace and possibility.
Directed By: Lisa Fruchtman, Rob Fruchtman
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Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
83
100% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The most memorable thing about Sweet Dreams is that it allows us to experience the resilience, the capacity for happiness these women retain in spite of all they've been through. There's a lesson there for all of us.
It's utterly rousing watching the women master their instruments and then push past the birth pains of their new business enterprise, and it's completely wrenching as their individual backstories unfold.
The sibling directors Lisa and Rob Fruchtman have made a nuanced and deftly edited film about a complex issue.
Sweet Dreams delivers a rare uplifting story from a country that has seen more than its share of brutality and heartache.
The veteran filmmakers, siblings Lisa and Rob Fruchtman, accentuate the positive, while acknowledging the obstacles. They also realize Rwanda's trauma can't be denied - a handful of women recount harrowing stories of their experiences during the genocide and its aftermath. Some have parents or husbands still in prison for war crimes.
Sweet Dreams finds and sustains a delicate balance, seizing on small moments of hope in a place where the horrors of 1994 are in many ways still an open wound.
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Release Date Nov 1, 2013
Duration 1 h 29 m
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Tagline Once you believe something is possible, it's done already.
Awards
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Nomination
DOC NYC
• 1 Nomination
