Land of Dreams

Released Sep 16, 2022

1 hr. 53 min.

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Simin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works for the Census Bureau which, in an effort to control its citizens, has begun a program to record their dreams. Unaware of this devious plot, Simin is torn between her compassion for those whose dreams she is recording and a truth she must find within. Haunted by the fact that her father was executed by the Islamic regime in Iran, Simin has developed a coping mechanism through a world of fantasy and playacting. She captures her interviewees' dreams, secretly impersonates them in Farsi and publishes them on social media where she finds a growing Iranian audience. Soon Simin meets Mark; a drifter, a free soul, and a poet who declares his love for her at first sight; and Alan, a cynical cowboy turned detective, full of machismo and the American spirit of adventure. As Simin enters the triad, she finds the two men's competition and conflicts amusing and silently enjoys the ride.

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Shirin Neshat

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Shoja Azari

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Sheila Vand

simin

Matt Dillon

alan

William Moseley

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Indeed David Lynch-light weird, but it does have a point, highlighting how America remains hamstrung by archaic, racist belief systems and governmental ineptitude.

Aug 11, 2022

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Lovia Gyarkye

Hollywood Reporter

It's a witty and thrilling take on American culture that benefits from its creators' immigrant experiences and inventive style.

Sep 6, 2021

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Xan Brooks

Guardian

Colourful, eccentric and flimsy, not quite fit for purpose; a film to weigh up for a moment and then set back on the stall.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 6, 2021

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

both incredibly fascinating and regrettably flawed, as, in the attempt to tackle all these important, timely issues, the film never quite makes up its mind on what it is exactly that it wants to say.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 8, 2023

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Ashley Lara

The Spool

The themes in the film might be fuzzy at times, but there are some strong performances that make Land of Dreams an entertaining watch.

Jun 26, 2022

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Jason Adams

The Film Experience

A moving and oddball-funny little fable that pricks and pokes at what it means and what it decidedly doesn’t mean to live in this outrageous country of ours

Jun 13, 2022

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Synopsis

Simin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works for the Census Bureau which, in an effort to control its citizens, has begun a program to record their dreams. Unaware of this devious plot, Simin is torn between her compassion for those whose dreams she is recording and a truth she must find within. Haunted by the fact that her father was executed by the Islamic regime in Iran, Simin has developed a coping mechanism through a world of fantasy and playacting. She captures her interviewees' dreams, secretly impersonates them in Farsi and publishes them on social media where she finds a growing Iranian audience. Soon Simin meets Mark; a drifter, a free soul, and a poet who declares his love for her at first sight; and Alan, a cynical cowboy turned detective, full of machismo and the American spirit of adventure. As Simin enters the triad, she finds the two men's competition and conflicts amusing and silently enjoys the ride.

Director: Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari
Executive Producer: Mark Amin, Amir Neshat, Fahri Ögün Yardim
Screenwriter: Jean-Claude Carrière, Shoja Azari
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Bon Voyage Films, Palodeon Pictures, Land of Dreams
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 16, 2022, Limited

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