Fremont

A quiet, black-and-white character study that drifts with gentle melancholy and dry humor, anchored by a lonely woman's small steps toward connection.

Directed by

Babak Jalali

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Anaita Wali Zada, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and light. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, grief, identity, loneliness

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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