The bittersweet comedy is the story of 43-year-old Rasmus, a Danish commercial diver who clears blocked drains and welds seams deep underwater for a living. During a dive he discovers a shipwreck containing thousands of pristine bottles of champagne from the oldest drinkable vintage in the world – a treasure worth millions.
Tine Fischer, CEO of the Danish Film Institute ‘Dream Come True’ is a strong example of Denmark’s ability to attract acclaimed international directors to make films produced by Danish production companies. It reflects the current significant position of Danish film while also underlining why collaboration across borders matters – between creatives, producers, film institutes and broadcasters. This is how we create stories with a distinct local identity and the potential to travel internationally.”
The film stars Danish actors Magnus Millang, Paprika Steen and Ragnhild Kaasgaard, alongside Finland’s Ellen Kihri.
Kuosmanen’s two previous features both broke out at Cannes: ‘The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki’ won Un Certain Regard in 2016, while ‘Compartment No. 6’ won the 2021 Grand Prix in Competition and was later shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
‘Dream Come True’ is produced by Katrin Pors from Denmark’s Snowglobe and Jussi Rantamäki from Aamu Film Company. It is co-produced with Germany’s One Two Films, the UK’s Portobello Productions and Sweden’s Kjellson & Wik.
Production is set to run from July to late October 2026 across Denmark, Finland and France.
The film is supported by the Danish Film Institute, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, the Finnish Film Foundation, Business Finland, the German Federal Film Board, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, DR, Yle, SR, WDR, ARTE, SVT and Creative Europe MEDIA.