Jessica Chastain Says Her Mexico-U.S. Immigration Film ‘Dreams’ Is ‘Incredibly Political,’ but ‘I Am a Hopeful Person’: I’m Not Going to Give Up on My Country’

variety.com:

Ellise Shafer Jessica Chastain said her latest film “Dreams,” a drama that centers on immigration between Mexico and the U.S., is “incredibly political” — but she’s “not going to give up on my country.” Directed by Michel Franco and premiering in competition at Berlin Film Festival on Saturday, “Dreams” stars Chastain as Jennifer, a wealthy philanthropist who falls for Fernando (Isaac Hernández), a young Mexican ballet dancer who crosses the border into the U.S. — leaving everything he knows behind and narrowly escaping death — in order to be with her.

During the film’s press conference, Chastain said “Dreams” is “incredibly political because of what’s happening right now in the United States,” seemingly referring to President Donald Trump’s restricted policies on immigration that include mass deportations of undocumented people.

She continued that the film explores “this relationship between the United States and Mexico and how, in some sense, they both need each other and have to learn to play fair.” But, she added, “you have to find hope where you are in the world.” “I make my home in the U.S.

because I am a hopeful person and I believe that you have to participate to create the environment, the culture, the society that you want,” she said. “I’m not going to give up on my country, so I’d like to say there’s a lot of us there who are still quite hopeful and we’re fighting the good fight.” When asked about the title “Dreams” and if the U.S.