83
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesMiriam BaleThe New York TimesMiriam BaleThe sibling directors Lisa and Rob Fruchtman have made a nuanced and deftly edited film about a complex issue.
- 90Village VoiceErnest HardyVillage VoiceErnest HardyIt's utterly rousing watching the women master their instruments and then push past the birth pains of their new business enterprise, and it's completely wrenching as their individual backstories unfold.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe most memorable thing about Sweet Dreams is that it allows us to experience the resilience, the capacity for happiness these women retain in spite of all they've been through. There's a lesson there for all of us.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSweet Dreams delivers a rare uplifting story from a country that has seen more than its share of brutality and heartache.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoThe veteran filmmakers, siblings Lisa and Rob Fruchtman, accentuate the positive, while acknowledging the obstacles. They also realize Rwanda's trauma can't be denied - a handful of women recount harrowing stories of their experiences during the genocide and its aftermath. Some have parents or husbands still in prison for war crimes.
- 70VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasSweet Dreams finds and sustains a delicate balance, seizing on small moments of hope in a place where the horrors of 1994 are in many ways still an open wound.