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DREAMS I NEVER HAD
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Pre-Production - Family, Drama, Romance - 107 minutes

Log Line

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.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2012 (Debut)
Full history

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)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Country(ies) : USA, FRANCE

Start of shooting : November 2012

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