Sweet Dreams

Marco Bellocchio, the enfant terrible of italian cinema, has graced us with one of his most mature films: a wonderfully balanced, deeply touching story about childhood, innocence and the loss of both.

Synopsis

Turin, 1969. A boy's idyllic childhood is shattered by the sudden loss of his mother. Today he is an accomplished journalist, but after working as a war correspondent in Sarajevo, he starts to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents' apartment, the traumas of his past resurface, and a compassionate doctor helps him cope with his childhood wounds.