DREAMS

By Michel FRANCO

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Drama - Completed 2025

A determined Mexican ballet dancer crosses the border to chase his dreams in San Francisco, believing his lover will support him. But as ambition and love clash with harsh realities, he must face the true nature of their relationship.

Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2025
Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2025
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • MEXICO, USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 95 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Michel FRANCO
    • Writer(s)
    • Michel FRANCO
    • Producer(s)
    • Michel FRANCO, Eréndira NÚÑEZ LARIOS, Alexander RODNYANSKY
    • Synopsis
    • Fernando (Isaac Hernández), a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer (Jessica Chastain), a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind— narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect both their futures— and the life she has built.