Fremont

2023
1h 31m
Drama

Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military, she struggles to put her life back in order. In a moment of sudden revelation, she decides to send out a special message in a cookie.

Release Date

Aug 25, 2023 | Wide (Original Release)

Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$21,033
Total US & Canada:
$271,315
Total International
$115,446
Total Worldwide:
$386,761

Director & Top Cast

Babak Jalali
Director

Siddique Ahmed
Salim

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Summaries

Storyline

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, California, 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. — themoviedb Donya works for a fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, she struggles to settle into her new life. In a moment of sudden revelation, she decides to send out a special message in a cookie. — sxsw Donya, a former Afghan translator for the U.S. government, lives alone in Fremont, California. When she's promoted to writing the fortunes at her job at a fortune cookie factory in the city, Donya's loneliness and longing drive her to send a message out in a cookie, unsure where it may lead. Tenderly sculpted and lyrically shot in black-and-white, Babak Jalali's FREMONT is a wry, deadpan vision of the universal longing for home.