Beyond Dreams

Beyond Dreams

2017 · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Mirja must find her place after serving jail time. When she gets a job as a hotel cleaner she starts living a double life. She's torn between her sick mother and her old group of friends, who have always been her real family.

Directed by Rojda Sekersöz · Written by Johanna Emanuelsson

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