Dreams I never had

6.4 /10
Dreams I never had ( Orig. Title ) Drama 1 h 12 Min 2017
Inspired by a true story. A wealthy family smuggles a Mexican girl into its home and holds her captive as a laborer, forcing her to work 12 hours a day. She is befriended by the family's young gardener, himself an illegal from Mexico. Their friendship carries both of them through their hopeless, sequestered lives and ultimately inspires them to break free.
Available Countries
All Countries
Voice Language
English
Subtitles
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Stars
Malcolm McDowell, Iyad Hajjaj, Robin Givens, Fidelia Grace, Manuel Domenech, Adam Huss, Priyom Haider, Omar Hajjaj, Amanda Kluge, Lori Dorfman, Edward Hong, Sami Metwasi, see full cast & crew
Director
Iyad Hajjaj,Mahmoud Kamel
Writer
Iyad Hajjaj, Lisa Jan Savy
Production Company
Visionary thinking

Cast

Malcolm McDowell - Judge Messner
Iyad Hajjaj - Sam Sahal
Robin Givens - Prosecuting Attorney Hernandez
Fidelia Grace - Layla
Manuel Domenech - Emilio
Adam Huss - Jose
Priyom Haider - Adam Sahal
Omar Hajjaj - Oscar
Amanda Kluge - Officer Sanderson
Lori Dorfman - Maryam
Edward Hong - Assistant D.A. Stiles
Sami Metwasi - Mr. Ibrahim
Golsa Sarabi - Suzanne Sahal
J. Craig Stiles - Agent Hardy
Ted Otis - Defense Attorney Bedford
Adam Pepper - Border Patrol Agent #1
Jacquel Cardona - Border patrol agent
Shereen Elcherif - Mrs. Ibrahim
Adam Elrefaei - Zac
Al Burke - Baliff
Khanda Byambadorj - Border Patrol Agent #2
James Donnelly - Witness
Ibrahim El Helw - Professor Norman
Rafael A. Estevez - Laid back student
Roshanda R. Estevez - Maya Ibrahim
JoAnn Fakhouri - Court Reporter Liz
Christina Khalil - Cheerleader
Vladimira Krckova - Broadcast journalist
Sarah Logan - Reporter #1
Sara Matthews - Algebra teacher
Mir Waiss Najibi - Layla's father
Samina - Reporter #2
Joelie True - Obnoxious Female Student

Directors

Iyad Hajjaj
Mahmoud Kamel

Writers

Iyad Hajjaj
Lisa Jan Savy

Producers

Moeez Alrammah - associate producer
Mohamed Alsousi - associate producer
Autumn Bailey - co-producer
K. Bautista - executive producer
Lorraine Carrier - associate producer
Foster V. Corder - co-producer
Manuel Domenech - associate producer
Shereen Elcherif - co-producer
Ana Estevez - executive producer
Rafael Estevez - associate producer
JoAnn Fakhouri - co-producer
Robin Givens - associate producer
Priyom Haider - associate producer
Iyad Hajjaj - producer
Omar Hajjaj - executive producer
Ziad H. Hamzeh - executive producer
Adam Huss - associate producer
Amanda Kluge - co-producer
Elham Madani - co-producer
Bassam Mahdawi - associate producer
Malcolm McDowell - associate producer
Tracy Melchior - associate producer
German Edward Morales - co-producer
Yasser Nabil - associate producer
Shuja Paul - associate producer
Adam Pepper - associate producer
John Rogers - associate producer
Golsa Sarabi - associate producer
George Saunders - associate producer
Lisa Jan Savy - associate producer
Romane Simon - co-producer
J. Craig Stiles - associate producer
Dea Vise - associate producer

Musicians

Erick Schroder

Film Editing

Moeez Alrammah
Shuja Paul

Cinematographers

John DeFazio - director of photography

Production designers

Anabella Ricardo

Second Unit Director or Assistant directors

Josh Brown - second assistant director
Ron Ridenour - first assistant director

Editorial department

Moeez Alrammah
Shuja Paul

Production managers

Anabella Ricardo

Art department

Sarah Schon - set dresser

Sound department

Thomas Ferrell - sound editor
Franklin Jones Jr. - re-recording mixer / sound editor
Mario Manti-Gualtiero - production sound mixer

Visual effects department

Andrew Dickinson - color correction artist / digital effects

Makeup department

Alicia Nichole Brown - assistant makeup artist
Roczane Enriquez - assistant makeup artist
Armee Jacob - makeup department head

Costume Design

Mark Roscoe

Camera and Electrical department

Foster V. Corder - gaffer
John DeFazio - camera operator: "a" camera
Katie DeTemple - camera operator: "b" camera / second assistant camera: Media Manager
Luis Jurado - Drone Operator
Kevin Kabbani - second assistant camera
Yasser Nabil - drone assistant
Robert Ramos - key grip
Lauren Stasio - first assistant camera
Howard Wexler - camera operator: "b" camera

Other Crew

Ibrahim El Helw - production assistant
Iyad Hajjaj - ADR performer: Sam Sahal
Kevin Kabbani - production coordinator
Bryce D. Logan - graphic designer
Sarah Schon - production assistant
Romane Simon - craft service

Thanks

Melody Djavadi - special thanks
Sam Eigen - special thanks
Vanessa Fuss - special thanks