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My Brothers Dream Awake (2021)

My Brothers Dream Awake poster
Original title
Mis hermanos sueñan despiertos
Directed by
Claudia Huaiquimilla
Genre
drama film
Country
Chile
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
12
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two brothers serve time in a Chilean juvenile prison. After a year inside, they search for a way to escape the facility.

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What happens

My Brothers Dream Awake (Spanish: Mis hermanos sueñan despiertos) is a 2021 Chilean drama film directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla and written by Huaiquimilla & Pablo Greene. Starring Iván Cáceres and César Herrera accompanied by Paulina García, Andrew Bargsted, Julia Lübbert and Sebastián Ayala. It is about the life of 2 brothers in a juvenile prison who are looking for a way out of the place after spending a year inside. The film received many accolades and nominations around the world, including Best Actor for Iván Cáceres, Best Screenplay and Best Ibero-American Fiction Film at the 36th Guadalajara International Film Festival; Coup de Cœur Award and the Audience Award at the 34th Toulouse Latin Film Festival; competed for the Gold Hugo in the New Directors Competition at the 57th Chicago International Film Festival and received a nomination for Best Ibero-American Film at the 64th Ariel Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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