Fremont

Name: Fremont
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2023-08-25
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Anaita Wali Zada, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington, Hilda Schmelling, Siddique Ahmed

Fremont (2023)

Timing: 1:32 (92 min)

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Release date

2023-08-25

Country

United States, France

Production

Butimar Productions, Extra A Productions, Blue Morning Pictures

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$3 000 000

Revenue

$601 594

Website

https://www.musicboxfilms.com/film/fremont/

Director

Babak Jalali

Actors

Anaita Wali Zada, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington, Hilda Schmelling, Siddique Ahmed, Taban Ibraz, Avis See-tho, Timur Nusratty, Eddie Tang, Jennifer McKay
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Scenario

Babak Jalali, Carolina Cavalli

Producer

Laura Wagner, Marjaneh Moghimi, Rachael Fung, Chris Martin, George Rush, Sudnya Shroff, Neda Nobari, Nickhil Jakatdar, Lata Krishnan, Akash Nigam

Operator

Laura Valladao

Composer

Artist

Rob Riutta

Audition

Eyde Belasco

Editing

Babak Jalali
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Approximately three minutes of footage were cut from the film when shown in Russia.
Actress Anaita Vali Jadah is also an Afghan refugee in real life. She left the country in 2021.
Actress Anaita Vali Jada is an Afghan refugee in real life. She left the country in 2021.
Director Babak Jalali fundamentally rejected the idea of casting an Iranian actress as the Afghan girl, despite the fact that there are far more Iranian actresses in the US. Maintaining authenticity was important to him, which is why a non-professional actress of Afghan descent was cast in the lead role.