Love, Lies & Literary Gold: Teen’s Secret Diary Shakes Up Three Generations!

Love, Literature & Liberation: Johanne’s Secret Diary Sparks a Family Awakening!

Hold onto your hearts — the latest cinematic gem from acclaimed director Dag Johan Haugerud is turning heads and stirring souls!

In «Dreams (Sex Love)», the second installment of Haugerud’s bold and brilliant «Sex-Love-Dreams» trilogy, audiences are swept into the emotional whirlwind of Johanne (played with luminous vulnerability by rising star Ella Øverbye), a teenager experiencing the dizzying highs and aching lows of first love. Her object of affection? Her teacher, portrayed with grace and complexity by Selome Emnetu.

But this isn’t just a tale of youthful infatuation — it’s a multi-generational reckoning. Johanne pours her heart into intimate writings, capturing the raw essence of her feelings. When her mother (Ane Dahl Torp) and grandmother (Anne Marit Jacobsen) stumble upon her secret diary, the initial shock quickly gives way to admiration. Could Johanne’s emotional confessions be the next literary sensation?

What follows is a tender, thought-provoking journey as three women — each at different stages of life — confront their own truths about love, desire, and identity. The film doesn’t shy away from the messy, magical contradictions of romance and sexuality. Instead, it celebrates them.

From the electric charge of a first crush to the quiet ache of missed chances, «Dreams (Sex Love)» is a cinematic love letter to longing in all its forms. Haugerud masterfully explores how the intensity of young love can ripple through generations, prompting reflection, healing, and even transformation.

With whispers of publication, Johanne’s diary becomes more than just a teenage keepsake — it’s a catalyst for empowerment, a mirror for memory, and a testament to the enduring power of storytelling.

Critics are already calling it «a poetic triumph» and «a fearless exploration of the female emotional landscape». But more than anything, «Dreams (Sex Love)» reminds us that love — in all its messy, magnificent glory — is worth writing about.

Watch out world, Johanne’s words might just change everything.