Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) is an Afghan who translated for the US military. She is now alone in California working in a Chinese fortune cookie factory. She is struggling with untreated PTSD. She gets a small promotion to writing the fortunes for the cookies.
This is a small black and white indie. I like the quietness of Donya which accentuates her inner turmoil. I expected more Jeremy Allen White. This film does need more romancing to bring her out of her shell. I actually thought the special fortune cookie was supposed to get him to call her. That would be a better story. I don't understand the deer part. I doubt that the fortunes are written one at a time. Still, it is an interesting little indie.
This is a small black and white indie. I like the quietness of Donya which accentuates her inner turmoil. I expected more Jeremy Allen White. This film does need more romancing to bring her out of her shell. I actually thought the special fortune cookie was supposed to get him to call her. That would be a better story. I don't understand the deer part. I doubt that the fortunes are written one at a time. Still, it is an interesting little indie.