Daydreamers (2023)
If you really want something, you need to dream it first.
When the US embassy opens the green card lottery visa, Assad writes hundreds of stories about imaginary families running away from the war and submits them. When one of the stories is accepted, Kamal, a repatriated Somali-American, helps him to find the right characters for the embassy interviews. The two have sent hundreds of fake families to the US but now their scam is about to be discovered.
Director: Vincenzo Cavallo, Mahad Ahmed
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 102 min
Release Date: October 6, 2023
Cast
- Ilmi Ahmed - Assad
- Ali Buul - Kamal
- Zeitun Salat - Asho
- Gure Sayid - Dahir
- Mohamud Fidle - Liban
- Shazmin Ali - Samira
- Hodan Mohamed - Fartun
- Abdirizak Maalim - Fuad
- Mariam Ibrahim - Jamila
- Rand Pearson - Mr. Smith
Screenplay
Cinematography: Joan Poggio
Editing: Louiza Wanjiku, Panos Voutsaras
Production: unafilm, Cultural Video Production
Country: Germany, Kenya
Language: English, Somali, Kiswahili
Original Language: en
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Daydreamers about?
- When the US embassy opens the green card lottery visa, Assad writes hundreds of stories about imaginary families running away from the war and submits them. When one of the stories is accepted, Kamal, a repatriated Somali-American, helps him to find the right characters for the embassy interviews. The two have sent hundreds of fake families to the US but now their scam is about to be discovered.
- Who directed Daydreamers?
- Daydreamers was directed by Vincenzo Cavallo, Mahad Ahmed.
- Who stars in Daydreamers?
- Daydreamers stars Ilmi Ahmed, Ali Buul, Zeitun Salat, Gure Sayid, Mohamud Fidle, Shazmin Ali.
- How long is Daydreamers?
- Daydreamers has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is Daydreamers?
- Daydreamers is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Daydreamers produced?
- Daydreamers was produced in Germany, Kenya.