Sales agency the Match Factory has closed multiple distribution deals for the Berlinale Competition title “Dreams,” directed by Michel Franco, and starring Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández.
The Match Factory has secured distribution in France (Metropolitan Filmexport), Germany and Austria (Weltkino Filmverleih), Italy (Fandango), Spain (Sideral), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs), Poland (Best Film), Benelux (Paradiso), the Baltics (ACME Film), Portugal (FILMS 4 YOU), Greece (Spentzos Film), Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Aerofilms), Romania (Transilvania Film), Hungary (ADS), Ex-Yugoslavia (MCF MegaCom), Turkey (Bir Film), MENA (Front Row), South Korea (NK Contents), and Taiwan (Andrews Film). Negotiations for additional territories are underway.
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The film follows Fernando (Hernández), a young ballet dancer from Mexico, who dreams of international recognition and a life in the U.S. Believing his lover, Jennifer (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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The feature is produced by Teorema, with Franco and Eréndira Núñez Larios as producers, in association with Freckle Films, with Chastain and Kelly Carmichael as executive producers; Eastern Film, with Vladimir Artemenko as executive producer; and AR Content, with Alexander Rodnyansky as producer.
In his review for Variety, Peter Debruge said that Chastain and Franco “deliver a provocative social critique with an extra-sharp sting in the tail.” He adds that the film “dares to question the ethics and motives behind liberal activism.”
