“ambitious…thought-provoking, visually compelling…a meditation on love and language.”
— Jonathan Holland,
I Dream in Another Language
2016 | Mexico / Netherlands | 101 min
ABOUT THE FILM
LONG SYNOPSIS
A young linguist travels to the jungle of Mexico to research a language on the verge of disappearing. Once there, he discoverers its last two speakers clashed 50 years ago, and have refused to speak to each other since.
Attempting to reunite them, the researcher discovers a secret past—and a forbidden gay love story.
Director Ernesto Contreras
Writer Carlos Contreras
Producers Mónica Lozano, Luis Albores, Érika Ávila, Eamon O'Farrill, Raymond van der Kaaij, Dijana Olcay-Hot
Editor Jorge Macaya
Cinematographer Tonatiuh Martínez
Production Designer Bárbara Enríquez
Costume Designer Gabriela Fernández
Sound Enrique Greiner, Pablo Tamez
Music Andrés Sánchez Maher
Cast Fernando Álvarez Rebeil, Eligio Meléndez, Manuel Poncelis, Fátima Molina, Juan Pablo de Santiago, Hoze Meléndez
Writer Carlos Contreras
Producers Mónica Lozano, Luis Albores, Érika Ávila, Eamon O'Farrill, Raymond van der Kaaij, Dijana Olcay-Hot
Editor Jorge Macaya
Cinematographer Tonatiuh Martínez
Production Designer Bárbara Enríquez
Costume Designer Gabriela Fernández
Sound Enrique Greiner, Pablo Tamez
Music Andrés Sánchez Maher
Cast Fernando Álvarez Rebeil, Eligio Meléndez, Manuel Poncelis, Fátima Molina, Juan Pablo de Santiago, Hoze Meléndez
FESTIVALS
2017: Sundance (World Premiere)
AWARDS
Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic (Sundance)
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
U.S. and Cananda
For festivals outside the U.S. and Cananda, contact Patricia Arias, Mundial
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD
PRESS KIT
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