Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Luis Fernando Pena

Mexico. The near future. Memo Cruz has always dreamed of leaving his tiny village and heading north. But, when he is ultimately forced to leave, Memo finds a future so bizarre--border walls, shantytow...( read more  read more... )ns, hi-tech factories, remote control drones and aqua-terrorists--that it looks a lot like today.

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38% liked it

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59% liked it

27 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Alex Rivera

Release Date: January 19, 2009

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DVD Release Date: September 8, 2009

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  • November 9, 2009
    If it was good I would have heard of it. I will apologise if it appears in the UK next year.
  • November 8, 2009
    this got to be thriller yeah
  • November 8, 2009
    hola so yuli cabrera maria bibo en pelsilbania dajametu mensa je por res tanota
  • November 7, 2009
    Añadir un comentario ...
  • November 1, 2009
    alishammar@yahoo.com
  • October 20, 2009
    someing that happings
  • October 10, 2009
    storyline sounds familiar, but it might be worth checking out
  • October 10, 2009
    Mmmm el tema de la película generalmente lo tratan los países que tiene gran tradición en el cine o por lo menos recursos esta vez si bien no se habla de nada novedoso el asunto es tratado por un mexicano, no es muy buena pero es una aproximación "interesante"
  • October 9, 2009
    it's pretty decent for a low-budget independent effort

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April 17, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Sleep Dealer is an unusually thoughtful science fiction film, using the speculative energy of the genre to explore some troubling and complex contemporary issues. full review

April 15, 2009
Nick Schager, The Screengrab

Culminates in an unconvincing finale whose hopefulness seems not only fanciful but, when viewed on the story's own terms, woefully short-sighted. full review

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