Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
System Details |
DVD ; widescreen presentation. |
Cast |
Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Lisa Rinzler ; original music, Tomandandy ; visual effects supervisor, Mark Russell ; costumes, Adela Cortazar. |
Audience |
Rated PG-13; for some violence and sexuality. |
Note |
Videodisc release of the Mexican motion picture, premiered in the United States at the Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 19, 2008. |
Summary |
Memo Cruz siempre ha soñado con dejar su pequeño y huir a las grandes ciudades fronterizas del Norte. Pero cuando ocurre una tragedia imprevista y se ve obligado a huir, Memo descubre un nuevo mundo mucho más salvaje de lo que había soñado. El futuro próximo de Sleep Dealer es un mundo lleno de drones asesinos, fábricas de tecnología de punta, vendedores de memorias y una salvaje batalla contra los 'aqua-terroristas' emitada por televisión. |
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Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology. |
Note |
Contenidos extra: Audio comentario; documental "Antes del making of." |
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Special features: Audio commentary; "Making of" documentary. |
Language |
Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles. |
Subject |
Border security -- Mexico -- Drama.
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Border security. |
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Mexico. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Corporate state -- Mexico -- Drama.
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Corporate state. |
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Business networks -- Mexico -- Drama.
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Business networks. |
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Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
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Technology and civilization -- Drama.
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Technology and civilization. |
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Strangers -- Mexico -- Drama.
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Strangers. |
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Science fiction films.
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Science fiction films. |
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Feature films -- Mexico.
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Feature films. |
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Foreign films -- Mexico.
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Foreign films. |
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North America -- Mexican-American Border Region. |
Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Bregman, Anthony.
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Rivera, Alex, 1973-
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Riker, David, 1963-
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Peña, Luis Fernando, 1984-
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Varela, Leonor, 1972-
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Vargas, Jacob.
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Tomandandy (Musical group)
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Starlight Video (Firm)
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Likely Story (Firm)
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This is That (Firm)
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Maya Entertainment (Firm)
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Added Title |
Sleep dealer. |
Music No. |
MA1091 Maya Entertainment |
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