Fremont

Fremont

Directed by Babak Jalali

Produced by Butimar Productions, Extra A Productions

202392 min6.4 / 10

A quietly melancholic portrait of displacement and longing, where a traumatized Afghan refugee navigates isolation, survivor's guilt, and the search for connection in California.

Donya, a lonely Afghan refugee and former translator, spends her twenties drifting through a meager existence in Fremont, California. Shuttling between her job writing fortunes for a fortune cookie factory and sessions with her eccentric therapist, Donya suffers from insomnia and survivor's guilt over those still left behind in Kabul as she desperately searches for love.

Questions people ask

  • Is Fremont sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Fremont violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Fremont easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Fremont end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Fremont scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Fremont

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fremont

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fremont, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fremont, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fremont, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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