Renée Soutendijk was awarded on Saturday at the prestigious film festival of Locarno in Switzerland. The Dutch actress received for her role in Sweet Dreams the award for the best acting performance in a competition film.
Sweet Dreams also won a prize in Locarno. Producer Lemming Film and director Ena Sendijarevic’s drama about the downfall of Dutch colonialism was also awarded second prize by the Youth Jury.
The film is about the Dutch sugar manufacturer Jan (Hans Dagelet) who suddenly drops dead on a remote Indonesian island in the twilight of the colonial era. When his family flies over from the Netherlands to take over the family business, Jan’s concubine Siti turns out to play a key role in his will. Soutendijk plays the role of the mother of the family.
In addition to Soutendijk and Dagelet, Lisa Zweerman, Florian Myjer, Hayati Azis, Rio den Haas and Peter Faber play important roles in the film. Sweet Dreams is also the opening film of the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht, after its world premiere in Locarno on 22 September. A week later, the drama can be seen in Dutch cinemas.
Locarno has been awarding a gender-neutral acting prize since this year, so no more separate statuettes for best actor and best actress. The award for Soutendijk consists of a sculpture of a leopard.
2023-08-12 19:05:41
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