Review: Immigration, sex and power in erotic thriller ‘Dreams,’ with Jessica Chastain

Review: 'Dreams,' an erotic thriller set in the ballet world, stumbles over larger ideas

Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández play a wealthy foundation runner and a Mexican dancer whose secret affair devolves, often without words, into a power game.

An aspiring dancer. A wealthy benefactor. And 'Dreams' turned to nightmare

A new psychological drama from Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco centers on the torrid affair between a wealthy San Francisco philanthropist and an undocumented immigrant who aspires to be a dancer.

Review: Immigration, sex and power in erotic thriller ‘Dreams,’ with Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain takes on one of her most daring roles in Dreams, a torrid erotic thriller about power, obsession, art, and immigration. Re-teaming with ...

'Dreams' (2026) Defies expectations.

Dreams Filmmaker Michel Franco’s Dreams follows a wealthy socialite who has a scandalous affair with a young undocumented ballet dancer. Their dangerous relationship has ripple effects that will appall.   Dreams opens with a horrific scene of abandoned Mexican migrants locked in the back of a truck. Fernando, once let out, makes his way to his lover’s home in San Francisco. Jennifer is a divorced trust fund baby who uses her position at her ball…