Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain takes on one of her most audacious roles in director Michel Franco's new erotic thriller, Dreams, scheduled for release in U.S. theaters on Friday, February 27, 2026. The highly anticipated film, which premiered at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2025, delves into intense themes of power, obsession, art, and immigration through a torrid love affair.

Chastain portrays Jennifer McCarthy, a wealthy San Francisco socialite who becomes entangled in a tempestuous relationship with Fernando Rodriguez, a talented Mexican ballet dancer played by Isaac Hernández. Their romance intensifies after Fernando makes the perilous journey to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, seeking to both reunite with Jennifer and advance his dance career. Director Michel Franco, who previously collaborated with Chastain on 2023's Memory, stated that the complex dynamic between Jennifer and Fernando serves as a metaphor for the relationship between the United States and Mexico, noting, "we need each other, we abuse each other."

The film, distributed by Greenwich Entertainment in the U.S., is described by Chastain herself as "undeniably political," particularly in its exploration of U.S. relations with Mexican immigrants. Critics have called Dreams both captivating and bleak, highlighting the raw and often feral sexual encounters between the leads as a central element of the shifting power dynamics. Also featuring Rupert Friend as Jake McCarthy and Marshall Bell as Michael, the movie promises a thought-provoking and intense cinematic experience.