Dreamlife

Sep 30, 2017

0h 24m

★ 7.0

Overview

Olivia is the mother to an adorable four month old baby girl. She should be happy, but alone in her apartment she feels a greater resistance to take care of her own child. We also meet Isa who lives carefree with her perfect family, living the dream life Olivia yearns for. The postpartum depression takes over Olivia's life and puts both hers and Isas reality at risk.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

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Cast

Olivia

Michaela Berner

Mira

Miriam Berner

Cecilia

Ninni Holm

Isas friend

Ronja Kruus

Clown

Lars Magnus Larsson

Edith

Vanessa Lundqvist

Isa (as Sabina Heitmann)

Sabina Räw Frank

Alice

Vilma Stenström Toll

Yvonne

Katrin Sundberg

Rickard (voice)

Carl Toftfelt

Alex

Viktor Åkerblom

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