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- 2017
- Unrated
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- 1 h 43 m
- 2017
- Unrated
- FilmRise
- 1 h 43 m
Directed By: Ernesto Contreras
Written By: Carlos Contreras
- 2017
- Unrated
- FilmRise
- 1 h 43 m
- 2017
- Unrated
- FilmRise
- 1 h 43 m
I Dream in Another Language
64
8.2
Where to Watch
Directed By: Ernesto Contreras
Written By: Carlos Contreras
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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50% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
64
50% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Contreras’ film uniquely honors the memories and experience embodied in our elders — which it is our responsibility to preserve, and their prerogative to take to their graves, if they so desire.
This is an unusual venture, both charming and serious, that goes in more directions than anticipated, including more than a touch of magic realism.
Much of the movie’s success stems from Contreras, his regular cinematographer Tonatiuh Martínez and the rest of the technical team’s handling of its spiritual musings, with a beguiling mood as crucial as the underlying backstory.
This tale of a young linguist seeking to keep a dying language alive is thought-provoking, visually compelling, and hopefully will help to raise awareness about this indirect form of cultural destruction. But its themes are subordinated to surprisingly bland treatment
The story is not without interest, and it touches on a couple of worthwhile themes: cultural erasure and the way religious and provincial prejudices can suppress love. But its treatment of these subjects is perhaps undercut by its conventionality.
Just as the director seems to be settling in to tackle some heady ideas, the screenplay’s stale narrative complications instead overtake the film.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 9 User Ratings
8.2
89% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 9 User Ratings
8.2
89% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company
Revolver Amsterdam,
Agencia SHA,
Alebrije Cine y Video,
Cinema Maquina,
EFD,
Eficine,
Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.,
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE),
Sam Spiegel International Film Lab
Release Date Jul 26, 2017
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating Unrated
Awards
Ariel Awards, Mexico
• 6 Wins & 14 Nominations
Mexican Cinema Journalists
• 7 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
