2023 · comedy · drama
Dream Scenario
Directed by Kristoffer Borgli1h 42m2023
Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
Our read: Dream Scenario (2023) reads as a sombre, kinetic, surreal comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- surreal
- bleak
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