The Match Factory has acquired The Dreamed Adventure, the latest feature film from Valeska Grisebach. The film marks the director’s return to the Croisette, having been selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival as part of this year’s official Competition. 

Logline:
In a border town in southeastern Bulgaria, a woman becomes involved in an illegal trade to help out a man with whom she shares a special bond. Embarking on a perilous adventure in his stead, she ends up confronting both her own desires and her past.

The director states: “Being invited to the competition at the Cannes Film Festival fills me and the entire team with great joy. The starting point for this film was my encounters with people of my generation who experienced the political changes in Bulgaria in 1989. They showed me how deeply this turning point in Europe connects us — and at the same time divides us, through the very different experiences that followed in the years after. I’m especially proud of the ensemble: the actors who, with all their imagination, life experience, courage, and dedication, brought this story to life, above all our lead actress Yana Radeva. That The Dreamed Adventure is now celebrating its world premiere in Cannes is a huge gift to all of us.”

Written and directed by Valeska Grisebach the film stars Yana Radeva and  Syuleyman Halil Letifov (Western). It is produced by Komplizen Film in Co-production with Kazak Productions, Miramar Film, Panama Film, Valeska Grisebach, New Matter Films, ARTE France Cinéma and ZDF/ARTE and in collaboration with ARTE France. The film was supported by Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderungsanstalt, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Creative Europe MEDIA, Aide aux cinémas du monde, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Institut français, Bulgarian National Film Center, Österreichisches Filminstitut und ÖFI+, Filmfonds Wien.