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Sleep Dealer

2008 · 89 min

A quiet, melancholy dystopia that feels handmade and sincere, mixing migrant longing with low-fi sci-fi and a slow ache of loss.

Directed by
Alex Rivera
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Tagline
Crossing the border just got easier. Plug into the new American dream.
Overview
Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.

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Directed by
Alex Rivera
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • isolation
  • class
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Alex Rivera
Written by
Alex Rivera, David Riker
Starring
Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Luis Fernando Peña, Metztli Adamina, José Concepción Macías, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Giovanna Zacarías, Gregg Lucas
Music
Andy Milburn, tomandandy
Cinematography
Lisa Rinzler
Runtime
89 min
Country
Mexico, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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