Dir. Babak Jalali
2023 | 92 mins | USA
English, Dari, Cantonese with English subtitles
Anaita Wali Zada, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington

SHOWING TIMES:

• Sat 30 Sep: 5.15pm
• Sun 01 Oct: 5.15pm
• Mon 02 Oct: 8.45pm
• Tue 03 Oct: 5.15pm

Shot in black and white, and with warmth and a wry sense of humour, director Babak Jalali has crafted a loving portrait of a young woman haunted by the past but still filled with desire for companionship and connection.

Donya, a young Afghan who moved to Fremont, California after serving as a translator for the American army, spends her days working at a fortune cookie factory and her nights wide awake battling between her desire to rebuild her life and the overbearing guilt she carries within. In a bid to connect with the world, she sends an unconventional message through a fortune cookie. Tinged with Jarmuschian deadpan humour, this sensitive immigrant tale packs a breakout performance by real-life refugee Anaita Wali Zada, joined by a perpetually off-kilter Gregg Turkington and Jeremy Allen White from The Bear as a heartthrob mechanic.

2023 Sundance Film Festival
World Premiere, NEXT

2023 SXSW Film Festival
Official Selection

2023 Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Winner: Best Director, Crystal Globe Competition

2023 Edinburgh Film Festival
Official Selection: Closing Film

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