Simin — Land of Dreams Character Profile

About Simin

An Iranian American woman and the film's protagonist. She works as a lead dream catcher for the Census Bureau, which secretly records citizens' dreams to control the population. As one of the last permitted immigrants in an insular America, she is torn between her gratitude for the country's acceptance, her empathy for the subjects she records, and her quest to uncover a hidden government plot while discovering what it truly means to be a free American.

Simin — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Sheila Vand

Appears in

Land of Dreams (2022)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (10)

• Simin — mother — Simin's Mother / Maria (Nicole Ansari-Cox)
• Simin — Professional Colleague — David (Gaius Charles)

  Work together at the Census Bureau

• Simin — Professional Supervisor — Julian / Dr. Palmer (Joaquim de Almeida)

  Julian/Dr. Palmer is Simin's superior at the Census Bureau

• Simin — Professional Colleague — Jackie (Robin Bartlett)

  Work together at the Census Bureau

• Simin — Professional Colleague — Nancy / Betty (Anna Gunn)

  Work together at the Census Bureau

• Simin — Professional Supervisor — Blair / Bob (Christopher McDonald)

  Blair/Bob is Simin's superior at the Census Bureau

• Simin — Professional Supervisor — Jane (Isabella Rossellini)

  Jane is Simin's superior at the Census Bureau

• Simin — Professional Colleague — Mark (William Moseley)

  Work together at the Census Bureau

• Simin — Professional Colleague — Alan (Matt Dillon)

  Work together at the Census Bureau

• Simin — Family Daughter — Simin's Mother / Maria (Nicole Ansari-Cox)

  Mother-daughter relationship

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• Mark (William Moseley)
• Jane (Isabella Rossellini)
• Hirsute Man (Mohammad Ghaffari)
• Blair / Bob (Christopher McDonald)
• Office Worker (Sofia Embid)
• Old Man Hagen (Christopher Hagen)
• Ellen (Augusta Allen-Jones)
• Iranian Militant (Stephen R. Estler)
• Bartender (Michael A. Goorjian)
• Clerk (Matthew Blood-Smyth)
• Clerk (Bodhi Rader)