Sleep Dealer (2008)

Director:

Alex Rivera

Writers (WGA):

Alex Rivera (screenplay) &
David Riker (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 December 2008 (France)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Connect to your destiny.

Plot:

Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences...

Plot Keywords:

Network | Computer | Poverty | Dam Busting | Drought

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Leonor Varela	...	Luz Martínez
Jacob Vargas	...	Rudy
Luis Fernando Peña	...	Memo
Giovanna Zacarías
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marius Biegai	...	Camera man
Emilio Guerrero	...	Ricky
Jake Koenig	...	Foreman
Ursula Tania	...	Prostitute

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

Likely Story

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Memo, at work operating the robot, helps the worker next to him who collapses, he is not wearing the contact lenses that he needs to operate the robot. (He did not have time to take them out.)

So much potential...

Sleep Dealer takes place in tijuana,Mexico, in a not so distant future.The world is heavily militarized, the boarders are closed and there's a global computer network to which people connect(trough nodes in their skin) that makes several kind of experiences possible like upload of memories and cyber labor.When Memo, a young man, accidentally gets his father killed; he decides to go to the city and look for a job. Soon he decides to get nodes implanted...Sleep Dealer is a very legitimate take on the future by the director Alex Rivera and at the same time it deals with some interesting issues like globalization,immigration and the coexistence of humans and technology.Obviously since this is a low-budget movie, the special effects are not impressive and a bit dated but that shouldn't keep you from enjoying this flick.The acting is average, what is truly great here is the premise,the inspiration behind all of it and the very smart concept of the movie. With a big budget and more resources this movie could had been truly amazing. Having said that, if you're a fan of sci-fi movies this is definitely a must-see.

7/10