Sleep Dealer (2008)

Directed by

Alex Rivera

Genre

cyberpunk, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 129 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a near-future world where a wall blocks migration from Mexico to the US, workers stay home and control robots across the border for dangerous jobs. The film follows a young man who gets involved with these remote labor systems and meets others affected by this technology.

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What happens

Sleep Dealer is a 2008 futuristic science fiction film directed by Alex Rivera. Sleep Dealer depicts a dystopian future to explore ways in which technology both oppresses and connects migrants. A fortified wall has ended unauthorized Mexico-US immigration, but migrant workers are replaced by robots, remotely controlled by the same class of would-be emigrants. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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