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.
Fremont is a 2023 American drama film directed by Babak Jalali and co-written by Carolina Cavalli. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the NEXT section on January 20, 2023, and screened at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival.
