My Brothers Dream Awake (2021)

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

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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