How to Stop a Recurring Dream

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How to Stop a Recurring Dream
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Directed byEd Morris
Written byEd Morris
Produced byPolly du Plessis
Starring
CinematographyIvan Bird
Edited byFlaura Atkinson
Music by Ibeyi
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Release dates
  • 27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)(London Arts Film Festival)
  • 9 November 2021 (2021-11-09)(internet)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

How to Stop a Recurring Dream is a 2020 British drama film directed by Ed Morris, starring Ruby Barker, Lily-Rose Aslandogdu, Jamie Michie, Miranda Nolan and Andre Flynn.

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Cast

Release

The film won the Best Feature award at the British Urban Film Festival. For her performance in the film, Barker won the festival's Best Actress award. The film was released to digital streaming platforms on 9 March 2021. [1]

Reception

Zehra Phelan of Flavourmag wrote that Morris "captures the pain and anguish of fragmented families that bury their issues under the carpet with potent realism." [1]

Sophie Cook of FilmHound rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that it "is explorative but retains an interesting narrative, a good amount of twists, and top acting that impresses throughout." [2]

Cath Clarke of The Guardian rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and called it "half-baked" while praising Barker's performance. [3]

Edward Porter of The Sunday Times rated the film 2 stars out of 5. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Phelan, Zehra (6 March 2021). "How to Stop a Recurring Dream Review". Flavourmag. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. Cook, Sophie. ""Do you ever dream the same dream?" – How to Stop a Recurring Dream (Film Review)". FilmHound . Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. Clarke, Cath (9 March 2021). "How to Stop a Recurring Dream review – Ruby Barker lends class to kidnap thriller". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. Porter, Edward (14 March 2021). "Film reviews: Wander Darkly; Locked Down; Cherry; Verdict; Yes Day; SAS: Red Notice; Killing Escobar; How to Stop a Recurring Dream". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 25 December 2023.