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Sleep Dealer
Sleep Dealer
6.4
/10
298 Ratings

SLEEP DEALER

Directed by Alex Rivera
Mexico, United States, 2008
Sci-Fi

Synopsis

Mexico in the near future. Memo Cruz has always dreamed of leaving his tiny village and heading north to a big city where he can work in a modern, high-tech factory. Finally, his dream becomes a reality…and his reality becomes a nightmare.

Synopsis

Mexico in the near future. Memo Cruz has always dreamed of leaving his tiny village and heading north to a big city where he can work in a modern, high-tech factory. Finally, his dream becomes a reality…and his reality becomes a nightmare.

Our take

Set in a dystopian future where a wall separates Mexico and the U.S.A. (!), Sleep Dealer tells a tale of emigration and industrial automatisation that might feel an inch too close to present concerns. A rare combination of social issues and science-fiction in a visually spectacular futuristic world.