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Dreams

Competition 2025
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Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international fame and life in the US. Believing that his lover Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind and narrowly escapes death while crossing the border. His arrival, however, disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect their future together – and the life she has built for herself.
by Michel Franco (Director, Screenplay)
with Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández, Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Eligio Meléndez, Mercedes Hernández Mexico 2025 English, Spanish 100' Colour World premiere

With

  • Jessica Chastain (Jennifer McCarthy)
  • Isaac Hernández (Fernando Rodríguez)
  • Rupert Friend (Jake McCarthy)
  • Marshall Bell (Michael McCarthy)
  • Eligio Meléndez (Fernando’s Father)
  • Mercedes Hernández (Fernando’s Mother)

Crew

Director Michel Franco
Screenplay Michel Franco
Cinematography Yves Cape
Editing Michel Franco, Oscar Figueroa Jara
Sound Design Aviv Aldema, Frank Gaeta
Production Design Alfredo Wigueras
Producers Michel Franco, Eréndira Núñez Larios, Alexander Rodnyansky
Executive Producers Jessica Chastain, Kelly Carmichael, Vladimir Artemenko, Megan Carlson

Produced by

Teorema

Freckle Films

AR Content

Eastern Film Investment

World Sales

The Match Factory

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Press Conference

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Michel Franco

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Born in Mexico City in 1979, his films have helped bring international attention to Mexican cinema. His film Memory premiered in the 2023 competition at Venice, a festival which had previously presented his films Sundown and New Order, with the latter winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize. April’s Daughter screened in “Un Certain Regard” at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize while After Lucia won the Prix Un Certain Regard in 2012. He also works as a producer and has produced films including the Golden Lion-winning Desde Allá, directed by Lorenzo Vigas, and Heroico, directed by David Zonana, which screened in Panorama in 2023.

Filmography

2012 Después de Lucía (After Lucia) 2015 Chronic 2017 Las hijas de Abril (April’s Daughter) 2020 Nuevo Orden (New Order) 2021 Sundown 2023 Memory 2025 Dreams

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025