Sleep Blu-ray

Release Year: 2020

Runtime: 102 min

Director: Michael Venus

Cast: Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Sandra Hüller, August Schmölzer, Marion Kracht, Agata Buzek

Studios: Junafilm, ZDF

Mona’s days are filled with concern for her mother, a woman broken by her belief that her nightmares are real. In search of answers, Mona arrives in a village where she encounters an old family curse in a strange hotel.

Special Features:

A Strange Dark Magic

a visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas.

Sleepwalking through National Trauma

a visual essay by critic Anton Bitel.

Dream and Folktale in Sleep

an interview with anthropologist, dream researcher, and filmmaker Louise S. Milne.

This is No Dream

a short introduction by director Michael Venus and star Gro Swantje Kohlhof.

Talking in their Sleep

director Michael Venus and star Gro Swantje Kohlhof in conversation.

A Dream We Dream Together

a compilation of film festival introductions created during lockdown by director Michael Venus and the cast of Sleep.

Making Dreams Come True

a glimpse behind the scenes of Sleep.

Deleted Scenes

enjoy the many obsessive dream journal sketches that are only glimpsed in the film, created by artist Christoph Vieweg, presented here in full.

Marlene’s Sketches

explore the many obsessive dream journal sketches that are only glimpsed in the film, created by artist Christoph Vieweg, presented here in full.

Technical Specifications:

• 1080p
• DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Dolby Audio