Dreams (2025 film)
2025 film directed by Michel Franco
Dreams is a 2025 drama film produced, written and directed by Michel Franco. It follows the secret affair of wealthy socialite Jennifer (Jessica Chastain) with Mexican ballet dancer and illegal immigrant Fernando (Isaac Hernández). The supporting cast includes Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Eligio Meléndez and Mercedes Hernández.
The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2025, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. It was theatrically released in Mexico on 11 September 2025 by Imagem Films, and was released in the United States on 27 February 2026.
Cast
Jessica Chastain as Jennifer McCarthy
Isaac Hernández as Fernando Rodriguez
Rupert Friend as Jake McCarthy
Marshall Bell as Michael McCarthy
Eligio Meléndez as Fernando's Father
Mercedes Hernández as Fernando's Mother
Production
In September 2023, it was announced that the film was in post-production after filming wrapped in San Francisco. The film was also shot in Mexico City. The filmmakers were granted a waiver from SAG-AFTRA which granted them to make the film during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. The production also participated in the San Francisco "Scene in San Francisco Incentive Program" administered by the San Francisco Film Commission.
Dreams is Jessica Chastain's second collaboration with Franco after Memory (2023).
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