Hello and welcome back to another installment of Movie and TV reviews by yours truly. This week we’ll be looking at Radio Dreams, an Iranian film based in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California. Known as the melting pot, America is home to a people of many nations. Many of whom come from various corners of the world for various reasons. Some a better opportunity and others asylum, but whatever the case they’ve all left everything behind for a fresh start. These same immigrants seek to recreate the customs and traditions that remind them of home, so they create little pockets of communities within the cities they reside. And that is the case for Radio Dreams. The film touches on serious topics, but it felt like the writers took the script out of an episode of The Office. The situations that the gang of merry office workers find themselves in are pretty comical. That being said let’s get it!

The niche radio station PARS Radio Studios caters to its local Persian audience by providing hours of short stories, poems, and other literary works. Somehow producer Hamid nabs famous musical groups Kabul Dreams and the legendary metal band Metalica. Miss Maral, the savy businesswoman, takes full advantage of the publicity by taking in sponsorship from clients Producer Hamid feels are beneath their station. Chaos ensues.

Sidenote: I had no clue Kabul Dreams was a real band. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they are indeed a real group, and you know what they sound pretty good. I didn’t understand a word they were saying, but when has that really mattered to me? Lol. I think you guys should check them out if you get a chance.

I know that the story intentionally had Lars or Metalica show up late, but it was pretty shitty of them to do that. In fact it was much worse because they’re such a popular group. Not that the regularly scheduled program isn’t interesting, but people were especially tuned in because of them. The station likely doesn’t get many listeners, so for them to make such a claim and have it fall through would ruin them. Morale of the story is: respect people’s time.

I think Radio Dreams successfully captures what it means to live your dreams. Though he may be an intellectual snob, Producer Hamid has a vision for the station and he delivers on it, but he fails to see that without Miss Maral’s meaningless commercials the lights go out. The same goes for Miss Maral, they don’t have a show without his stories. There is nothing wrong with working a 9-5 as you build your dream. Just keep working on your dream until it becomes your reality.

Anypoops, I give the film 3 out of 5 rose petals. Let me know what you think. Drop a like or comment. Thanks.