City of Dreams (film)
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- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Tony Robbins
- Mohit Ramchandani
- Matthew Diezel
- Jon Graham
- Rufus Parker
- Luis Mandoki
- Kyle Stroud
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| Directed by | Mohit Ramchandani |
| Written by | Mohit Ramchandani |
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| Cinematography | Alejandro Chávez |
| Edited by | Matthew Diezel |
| Music by | Lisa Gerrard |
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| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 113 minutes[1] |
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| Box office | $1.7 million[2] |
City of Dreams is a 2023 drama thriller film written and directed by Mohit Ramchandani, and stars Ari Lopez, Renata Vaca, Alfredo Castro, Paulina Gaitán, Jason Patric, and Diego Calva.
Inspired by a true story, City of Dreams chronicles the journey of a Mexican boy whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he's smuggled across the border and sold to a sweatshop in downtown Los Angeles.
City of Dreams was released in the United States by Roadside Attractions on August 30, 2024. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $1.7 million worldwide.
- Ari Lopez as Jesús
- Alfredo Castro as El Jefe
- Paulina Gaitán as Maria
- Diego Calva as Carlitos
- Renata Vaca as Elena
- Jason Patric as Stevens
- Samm Levine as Nazarian
Production
In February 2023, it was reported that Yalitza Aparicio was going to serve as an executive producer on the American-Mexican drama thriller film titled Dreamers, and that Jason Patric had joined the cast.[3]
In October 2023, it was announced that Roadside Attractions had acquired the distribution rights to now-retitled City of Dreams, written and directed by Mohit Ramchandani in his directorial debut.[4]
Release
City of Dreams had its world premiere at the Mammoth Film Festival on March 5, 2023.[3] It was originally scheduled to release in the United States on April 5, 2024, but was pushed back to August 30, 2024.[4][5]
Reception
Box office
In the United States and Canada, City of Dreams was released alongside Afraid, Slingshot, 1992, and Reagan.[6][7][8] It debuted to $1.4 million over the four-day Labor Day weekend.[9]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 53% of 19 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 14 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[11]