Dreamers

Dreamers (2025)

Freedom is elusive, love is eternal.

After living undocumented in the UK for two years, Nigerian migrant Isio is caught and sent to the Hatchworth Removal Centre. She hopes for a fair asylum hearing and is convinced that, as long as she strictly follows the rules, she will be released – even if her charismatic new roommate Farah tells her this is a naive mistake.

Date of release
2025-12-05
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor

Casting

Interesting facts

Dreamers is a 2025 British drama film written and directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor in her directorial debut. The film, starring Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo follows her as Isio, who is caught working without papers, trapped inside Hatchworth, where she learns that finding love, friendship and freedom sometimes means doing the wrong things.

Production

The film is produced by Emily Morgan's United Kingdom company Quiddity Films, developed with BBC Film and the British Film Institute, through National Lottery funding. The filming was wrapped up in April 2024 in United Kingdom.

In September 2024, it was selected in BFI London Film Festival works-in-progress showcase, which took place on 12 October.

The film is financed by BBC Film, Newen Connect, Finite Films and OnSight.

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