Directed by Babak Jalali (Radio Dreams) and co-written with Carolina Cavalli (Amanda), Fremont marks the acting debut of real-life Afghan refugee Anaita Wali Zada. She plays an Afghan
immigrant to the US who uses her job at a fortune cookie factory to send a
message out to the world.
The film also stars Gregg Turkington and Jeremy Allen White.
Fremont is in UK/ROI cinemas from September 15th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Beautiful and troubled 20-something Donya, an Afghan translator who used to work with the U.S. government, has trouble sleeping. She lives by herself in Fremont in a building with other Afghan immigrants and often dines alone at a local restaurant watching soap operas. Her routine changes when she’s promoted to writing the fortunes at her job at a fortune cookie factory in the city. As her fortunes are read by strangers throughout the Bay, Donya’s smoldering longing drives her to send a message out to the world, unsure where it will lead.
