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Land of Dreams

  • 2021
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Land of Dreams (2021)
Simin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works for the Census Bureau which, in an effort to control its citizens, has begun a program to record their dreams. Unaware of this devious plot, Simin is torn between her compassion for those whose dreams she is recording and a truth she must find within. Haunted by the fact that her father was executed by the Islamic regime in Iran, Simin has developed a coping mechanism through a world of fantasy and playacting. She captures her interviewees' dreams, secretly impersonates them in Farsi and publishes them on social media where she finds a growing Iranian audience. Soon Simin meets Mark; a drifter, a free soul, and a poet who declares his love for her at first sight; and Alan, a cynical cowboy turned detective, full of machismo and the American spirit of adventure. As Simin enters the triad, she finds the two men's competition and conflicts amusing and silently enjoys the ride.
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In an effort to understand and control its populace, the government begins a program to record citizens' dreams.In an effort to understand and control its populace, the government begins a program to record citizens' dreams.In an effort to understand and control its populace, the government begins a program to record citizens' dreams.

  • Directors
    • Shoja Azari
    • Shirin Neshat
  • Writers
    • Jean-Claude Carrière
    • Shoja Azari
  • Stars
    • Sheila Vand
    • Matt Dillon
    • William Moseley
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    430
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Shoja Azari
      • Shirin Neshat
    • Writers
      • Jean-Claude Carrière
      • Shoja Azari
    • Stars
      • Sheila Vand
      • Matt Dillon
      • William Moseley
    • 15User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Sheila Vand
    Sheila Vand
    • Simin
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Alan
    William Moseley
    William Moseley
    • Mark
    Isabella Rossellini
    Isabella Rossellini
    • Jane
    Anna Gunn
    Anna Gunn
    • Nancy…
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
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    Robin Bartlett
    Robin Bartlett
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    Joaquim de Almeida
    Joaquim de Almeida
    • Julian…
    Gaius Charles
    Gaius Charles
    • David
    Nicole Ansari-Cox
    Nicole Ansari-Cox
    • Simin's Mother
    • (as Nicole Ansari)
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    Mohammad Ghaffari
    • Hirsute Man
    Rebecca Comerford
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    Bodhi Rader
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    Matthew Blood-Smyth
    Matthew Blood-Smyth
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    Augusta Allen-Jones
    Augusta Allen-Jones
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    Keara Anderson
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    James Cady
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    • Directors
      • Shoja Azari
      • Shirin Neshat
    • Writers
      • Jean-Claude Carrière
      • Shoja Azari
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    2li0904426

    The Land of Nightmares!!

    The movie "Land of Dreams" should be called "Land of Nightmares". Absolutely nothing does work in this movie, the plot is vague, superficial, and without much to tell. The dialogues don't help either with absurd conversations and the actors seem to lack charisma, too dry, without feeling and soul. They literally look like aliens. But the worst in this movie are the set design, continuity and editing. There are too many to mention, but the dinner during a census interview was the worst.

    The movie has a political theme but is totally lost with so much satire and symbolism. The direction, and soundtrack are a complete mess as well.
    10wbeeman

    Surreal, visually remarkable and engaging

    Shirin Neshat is a celebrated visual artist famous for her multi-media installations at MOMA and elsewhere. Her visual hand is everywhere in this visually stunning film realizing a script by the great late surrealist, Jean-Claude Carrière (with Shoja Ansari). True to her other films, NeshaL resists providing easy and pat interpretations of her visual images or the storyline of the film. The visual settings of the film echo the title--Land of Dreams--with floating representations, starkly engaging characterizations, and varying contrastive landscapes. Sheila Vand is the accomplished "dreamer" and dream collector at the center of the film achieving multiple characterizations in a nuanced performance. Matt Dillon and Isabella. Rossellini add polished star power to the film. Mohammad. Ghaffari stands out and is immediately arresting as a mystical guide in a commune that may or may not be real. This is a film that should be seen more than once to plumb the depths of the emotional symbolism that is at the center of all dreams.
    1rob_c_69

    ...just a bad movie....

    I am of the idea that a movie should tell you a story, within its own terms and following its own rules, HOWEVER, keep it coherent or adhesive and it'll all go well... also, just like Wes Anderson can only do Wes Anderson movies, or Guy Ritchie can only do Guy Ritchie movies, the Cohen brothers, Christopher Nolan, etc. Etc. *only* David Lynch can do David Lynch.

    I get it, maybe the intention of the movie is it to feel like a dream, with no coherence, vague, surrealist and confusing, but you have yo bind it all together with some intent... which is, what? Otherwise, is there a porpoise, *at all*, with this movie, other than confusing its audience?
    10mcdal

    Must watch!

    Shirin Neshat's Land of Dreams is a beautiful, witty, and fun journey of an Iranian immigrant in America, in a land where dreams and reality blend magically. The outstanding performance of Sheila Vand, Isabella Rossellini, and Matt Dillon, makes a perfect combination with Neshat's distinct and artistic way of storytelling.

    It is a beautifully crafted film with stunning visuals. I strongly recommend it!
    3QueenLevine

    high school project, maybe

    If your kid is in this movie, you should watch it. Anyone else: no reason to subject yourself to it. Full confession: I came to this out of a crazy love for the Matt Dillon resurgence. More Matt Dillon, please. I read the poor reviews and thought maybe other viewers want formulaic Hollywood blah blah, whereas I actually enjoy go-nowhere indie films. But no: I was wrong and arrogant and the other IMDB users who wrote in before me to warn you were correct. This is so disjointed that it's not just that it has no clear beginning, middle and ending - there doesn't appear to be any point to ANY of it. And there are some lovely, talented actors in this - they were so wasted. Don't pile on to this train wreck. Save yourself!

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 2022 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Bon Voyage Films (Germany)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Persian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Rüyalar Diyarı
    • Filming locations
      • New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bon Voyage Films
      • Palodeon Pictures
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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      1 hour 53 minutes

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