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Synopsis
Each morning Donya leaves her tight-knit community of Afghan immigrants in Fremont, California. She crosses the Bay to work at a family-run fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Donya drifts through her routine, struggling to connect with the culture and people of her new, unfamiliar surroundings while processing complicated feelings about her past as a translator for the U.S. government in Afghanistan. Unable to sleep, she finagles her way into a regular slot with a therapist who grasps for prospective role models. When an unexpected promotion at work thrusts Donya into the position to write her own story, she communicates her loneliness and longing through a concise medium: the fortunes inside each cookie. Donya’s koans travel, making a humble social impact and expanding her world far beyond Fremont and her turbulent past, including an encounter with a quiet auto mechanic who could stand to see his own world expanded.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $21,033 (7.8% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 7.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 77.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 4 opening theaters/34 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $271,343 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,001-11,100) | 11,001 | $271,343 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,401-18,500) | 18,454 | $77,353 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,201-19,300) | 19,207 | $348,696 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) | 3,235 | $271,343 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
| iTunes: | iTunes |
| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 25th, 2023 (Limited) by Music Box Films |
| International Releases: | September 14th, 2023 (Limited) (Czech Republic)
September 15th, 2023 (Limited) (United Kingdom) November 9th, 2023 (Limited) (Germany) November 23rd, 2023 (Limited) (Slovakia) December 6th, 2023 (Limited) (France) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | October 10th, 2023 by Music Box Films Video |
| Running Time: | 91 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Sundance Film Festival 2023 |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | Cantonese, Dari, English |