Fremont 12/23 Blu-ray (Rental)

Product Description Her service as a translator for the U.S. military gave twentysomething Afghani Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) entry to America, where she now lives a solitary existence in Fremont, California, scripting the contents for a fortune cookie factory. Her days spent trying to carve out a new life, and contending with the ghosts of her old one, are wryly observed in this affecting, Jarmusch-resonant effort; Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington, Siddique Ahmed, Boots Riley also star. 91 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack; English. Review It finds romance in everyday interactions, and in the easy pleasure of opening up a cookie and reading one’s fortune. --Michael Frank, The Film Stage ...sometimes it only takes one person who speaks your language for a foreign place to feel like a new kind of home. --David Ehrlich, IndieWire The potency of “Fremont” sneaks up on you. You go in reluctant and even skeptical, and come out wondering how and why you’re moved to tears. Tomris Laffly, Variety --Tomris Laffly, Variety