Film: Fremont

Donya worked as a translator for the US government in her native Afghanistan and was able to leave at the last moment. Now she lives in Fremont, California, writes fortune cookie wisdom and dreams. With tender humor and soothing laconicism à la Jim Jarmusch, Babak Jalali shows us what can bring people closer together.

Donya lives alone in Fremont, California, in a building with other Afghan immigrants. She can hardly sleep, often eats alone at a local restaurant and regularly watches soaps. Her routine away from home changes when she is promoted to fortune angel at her job at a fortune cookie factory.

As her wisdom is read by complete strangers across the Bay Area, Donya’s simmering longing drives her to send her own message out into the world, without knowing where it will lead.

(von Babak Jalali, USA 2023, 91 min., engl.OmU)

Thu. 14.12. until Tuesday, December 19th, 9:45 p.m
Wed. December 20th, 6:00 p.m
Thu. 21.12. until Sat. December 23rd, 9:30 p.m
Wed. December 27th, 7:45 p.m

Entry: 9 / 7 €
Order tickets: Tel: 069 597 08 45