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Fever Dream

Play trailer Poster for Fever Dream R,  2021,  1h 33m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Horror/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 41 Reviews Tomatometer 41% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 41 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A young woman lies dying far from home. A boy sits beside her. She is not his mother. He is not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, an invisible threat, and the power and desperation of family. Based on the internationally critically acclaimed novel by Samanta Schweblin.
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Critics Consensus

The meaning of this alluring drama can feel as elusive as a Fever Dream, but it's steadily absorbing and consistently difficult to look away.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Oct 21, 2021
3/4
Horror connoisseurs might be disappointed about the deliberate pace and reliance on erotic and psychological tension to supply the thrills, but this sneaky and surreal genre film isn't interested in textbook horror tactics. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Rapold New York Times Oct 13, 2021
Lllosa's sensually shot film takes the story of a mother facing strange danger and casts a spell that feels like being dropped into the character's mind. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Oct 10, 2021
3/5
There's an oppressive malevolence to Peruvian director Claudia Llosa's adaptation of Samanta Schweblin's novel that seeps through Fever Dream like a slow-acting poison. Go to Full Review
Stephanie Bunbury Deadline Hollywood Daily Sep 16, 2023
Fever Dream is not exactly a misfire; it’s more of a damp squib. Go to Full Review
M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut Oct 11, 2022
4/5
An ominous and evocative psychological horror film that will be divisive for many. Go to Full Review
Fernando Bernal Otroscines.com Oct 4, 2022
In this thriller, Maternity is approached from different perspectives and diverse emotional states... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Claudia Llosa

Director

María Valverde

Amanda

Guillermo Pfening

Marco

Dolores Fonzi

Carola

Emilio Vodanovich

David

Germán Palacios

Actor

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Synopsis A young woman lies dying far from home. A boy sits beside her. She is not his mother. He is not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, an invisible threat, and the power and desperation of family. Based on the internationally critically acclaimed novel by Samanta Schweblin.
Director
Claudia Llosa
Producer
Mark Johnson, Tom Williams, Claudia Llosa
Screenwriter
Claudia Llosa, Samanta Schweblin
Production Co
Fabula
Rating
R (Nudity|Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 13, 2021
Runtime
1h 33m
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