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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.
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Cast & Crew

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Michel Franco

Director

Jessica Chastain

Jennifer McCarthy

Isaac Hernández

Fernando Rodríguez

Rupert Friend

Jake McCarthy

Mercedes Hernández

Fernando's Mother

Marshall Bell

Michael McCarthy

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 19
3/5
The film has bite without a lot of nuance. Go to Full Review David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter Feb 18
Franco allows nothing to distract from his actors, observing their characters’ behavior with a forensic detail both transfixing and disturbing. Go to Full Review Peter Debruge Variety Feb 18
Building on the trust established during their 2023 collaboration, “Memory,” Chastain and her director deliver a provocative social critique with an extra-sharp sting in the tail. Go to Full Review Violeta Kovacsics Otroscines.com 1d
3/5
It is then, when the director is less concerned with emotional manipulation and lets himself be guided by gestures, by flesh and blood, and by the expression of the body, that some of the best moments of his cinema occur. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About 5d
The strong core performances in the unpleasant central relationship make Dreams worth seeing, but it’s an exercise in rhetoric instead of emotion. Go to Full Review Samantha Schuster Cinéfilo Serial Nov 18
3.5/5
A film that seeks to expose the problems of Mexican immigration in the United States through an intense thriller, where violence, eroticism and prejudice will play an important role. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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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.
Director
Michel Franco
Producer
Michel Franco, Alexander Rodnyansky, Eréndira Núñez Larios
Screenwriter
Michel Franco
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Genre
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 27, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 38m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1