Land of Dreams is a 2021 American comedy film directed by Shoja Azari and Shirin Neshat and starring Sheila Vand,[1] which premiered at the Orizzonti Extra programme of the 78th Venice Film Festival in 2021. It is shot from one of the last scripts written by French scriptwriter Jean-Claude Carrière.

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Land of Dreams
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Shoja Azari Shirin Neshat
Written by	Jean-Claude Carrière Shoja Azari
Produced by	Amir Hamz Sol Tryon Christian Springer
Starring	Sheila Vand
Cinematography	Ghasem Ebrahimian
Edited by	Mike Selemon
Music by	Michael Brook Mina Ghoraishi Siobhan Carmody
Production companies	Bon Voyage Films Land of Dreams Palodeon Pictures
Release date	September 2021 (2021-09) (Venice)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Persian

Cast

• Sheila Vand as Simin
• Matt Dillon as Alan
• William Moseley as Mark
• Isabella Rossellini as Jane
• Christopher McDonald as Blair
• Anna Gunn as Nancy
• Robin Bartlett as Jackie
• Gaius Charles as David
• Nicole Ansari-Cox as Simin's Mother
• Mohammad B. Ghaffari as Hirsute Man

Reception

Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote, "It’s a witty and thrilling take on American culture that benefits from its creators’ immigrant experiences and inventive style."[2]

Xan Brooks of The Guardian awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "...colourful, eccentric and flimsy, not quite fit for purpose; a film to weigh up for a moment and then set back on the stall."[3]

References

External links

• Land of Dreams at IMDb
• Land of Dreams at Rotten Tomatoes