Pre-Production - Family, Drama, Romance - 107 minutes
Dreams I Never Had is the story of shattered childhood dreams when a young 13 year old girl is bought from her parents in Egypt by a wealthy family and brought to the US under the pretext of providing her with a better life. Her reality turns out to be a nightmare of daily chores & a life in fear.
Year of production : 2012 Director(s) : Nora ARMANI Writer(s) : Lisa SAVY Cast : Bill PULLMAN, Hiam ABBAS, Omar SHARIF Producer(s) : Nora ARMANI (Parev Productions)
Dreams I Never Had is the story of shattered childhood dreams when a young 13 year old girl is bought from her parents in Egypt by a wealthy family and brought to the US under the pretext of providing her with a better life. Her reality turns out to be a nightmare of daily chores & a life in fear. The truth emerges when the perpetrator turns out to have been herself a prey to child trafficking and abuse as a little orphan. Love wins in the end when our heroine is reunited with her childhood love, Enrico, the gardener's son who had taught her how to read in secret.
Country(ies) : USA, FRANCE Start of shooting : November 2012