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Fremont

Fremont

20236.31h 32m

Overview

Donya, a lonely Afghan refugee and former translator, spends her twenties drifting through a meager existence in Fremont, California. Shuttling between her job writing fortunes for a fortune cookie factory and sessions with her eccentric therapist, Donya suffers from insomnia and survivor's guilt over those still left behind in Kabul as she desperately searches for love.

Directed by Babak Jalali
Written by Carolina Cavalli, Babak Jalali
Produced by Rachael Fung, Chris Martin, Marjaneh Moghimi
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $600K

Top Cast

Anaita Wali Zada

Anaita Wali Zada

Donya

Jeremy Allen White

Jeremy Allen White

Daniel

Gregg Turkington

Gregg Turkington

Dr. Anthony

H

Hilda Schmelling

Joanna

S

Siddique Ahmed

Salim

T

Taban Ibraz

Mina

A

Avis See-tho

Fan

T

Timur Nusratty

Suleyman

E

Eddie Tang

Ricky

J

Jennifer McKay

Lin

Themes & Keywords

immigrantcaliforniapost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)san francisco, californiaafghanistanfortune cookieoakland, californiablack and whiteracial prejudicetranslatorus military

About Fremont

Fremont is a comedy, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of immigrant, california, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), san francisco, california, afghanistan, fortune cookie. Directed by Babak Jalali, it stars Anaita Wali Zada, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington. Donya, a lonely Afghan refugee and former translator, spends her twenties drifting through a meager existence in Fremont, California. Shuttling between her job writing fortunes for a fortune cookie factory and sessions with her eccentric therapist, Donya suffers from insomnia and survivor's guilt over those still left behind in Kabul as she desperately searches for love.

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