The Dreamed Adventure
2026 film by Valeska Grisebach
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The Dreamed Adventure (German: Das Geträumte Abenteuer) is a 2026 drama film written and directed by Valeska Grisebach,[1] starring Syuleyman Letifov, Yana Radeva, and Velko Frandev.[2]
- Valeska Grisebach
- Lisa Bierwirth
- Maren Ade
- Jonas Dornbach
- Janine Jackowski
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| German | Das Geträumte Abenteuer |
| Directed by | Valeska Grisebach |
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| Cinematography | Bernhard Keller |
| Edited by | Bettina Böhler |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
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| Language | Bulgarian |
The had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 22 May,[3] where it won the Jury Prize.
Synopsis
Cast
- Yana Radeva as Veska[6]
- Syuleyman Alilov Letifo as Said
- Velko Frandev as Velko
- Stoicho Kostadinov
- Nikolay Shekerdjiev
- Denislava Yordanova
- Tiana Georgieva
Production
The Dreamed Adventure is being produced by Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski and Maren Ade for Komplizen Film, in co-production with Jean Christophe Reymond for France’s Kazak Productions, Mila Voinikova for Bulgaria’s Miramar Film, and Lixi Frank and David Bohun for Austria’s Panama Film, as well as Grisebach, Luise Hauschild and Mariam Shatberashvili for New Matter Films, Arte France Cinéma and ZDF/Arte, in collaboration with Arte France. The film was also supported by Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, FFA, DFF, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Creative Europe – MEDIA, Aide aux cinémas du monde, the CNC, the Institut français, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Österreichisches Filminstitut and ÖFI+, and Filmfonds Wien.[7]
Grisebach first received funding in 2022 from the German-French Funding Commission.[5][8]
Release
Following the announcement that the film would compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, The Match Factory boarded the film to handle the distribution sales.[9]