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Aug 25, 2023 · “Fremont” contains a notable calmness in its filmmaking, and its gorgeous lead performance quietly reaches poignance without flamboyance. It is a stunning mood piece that takes pride in its stillness and slow pace, ultimately delivering a tale of intimacy, searching, and quiet strength.
98% Tomatometer 82 Reviews 85% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, she ...
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Aug 31, 2023 · ‘Fremont’ Review: Rapid Transit This dry, understated film follows a young Afghan refugee looking for connection in her new home, the San Francisco Bay Area. Share full article
Sep 12, 2023 · 4 min. ( 2 stars) Named for — and partly set in — a small California city with a large Afghan population, “Fremont” is a trilingual parable of disconnection. Donya, played by real-life Afghan...
Sep 1, 2023 · ‘Fremont’ Is the Best Kind of Indie-Movie Throwback. A deadpan look at diaspora life in America, this tale of an Afghan immigrant feels like it could have been plucked out of the early...
Jan 20, 2023 · ‘Fremont’ Review: Jeremy Allen White Lifts Study of a Young Afghan Woman in Northern California. Babak Jalali’s fourth feature stars Anaita Wali Zada as a refugee whose path overlaps with the...
Jan 20, 2023 · ‘Fremont’ Review: A Dry, Sweet, Jarmusch-Inspired Comedy About an Afghan Translator Finding Her Voice. Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington, and Afghan refugee Anaita Wali Zada help...
