Dag Johan Haugerud’s Golden Bear winner takes an unexpected look at the mystery of desire – Berlin Film Festival

A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.

The event’s other honorees include the actress Rose Byrne, a performance as the composer Richard Rodgers and an Argentine film about a girl who seems to speak to animals.

The Norwegian film 'Dreams (Sex Love)' by Dag Johan Haugerud won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, praised as a 'meditation on love.' The festival occurred amid Germany's early parliamentary elections,

By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - "Dreams (Sex Love)", a tender coming-of-age drama about a young woman's first crush on a teacher and the art of writing by Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud, won the Golden Bear top prize at the 75th Berlin Film Festival on Saturday evening.

Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud’s latest Dreams (Sex Love) has won the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list of winners. The film is the third entry in a trilogy from Haugerud. The other films in the trology are Sex and Love, both released in 2024.