Mexican director Michel Franco's "Dreams" began with a fraught love story that grew into a wider narrative about the tense ties between Mexico and the United States, he said on Saturday.

The film on the U.S. immigrant experience, starring the Oscar winner and debuting at Berlin, comes amid President Trump's aggressive policies: "It's a country that has embraced the excellence of immigrants.

EXCLUSIVE: Mexican director Michel Franco touches down at the Berlin Film Festival this weekend with drama Dreams starring Jessica Chastain, who is also an associate producer under the banner of her company Freckle Films.

Academy Award-winning US actor Jessica Chastain on Saturday said her latest movie, about a Mexican ballet dancer who longs to move to the US, was "undeniably political" as it premiered at the Berlin film festival.

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,