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  • Director: Alex Rivera
  • Producer: Anthony Bregman
  • Starring: Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela and Jacob Vargas
  • Genre: Sci-Fi
  • Country: Mexico
  • Running Time: 90 minutes
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Language: Spanish
  • Subtitles: English
  • DVD UPC: 812034010913
  • DVD Catalog Number: MA1091
  • DVD SRP: 19.98
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Blu-Ray UPC: 812034010982
  • Blue-Ray Catalog Number: MA1098
  • Blu-Ray SRP: 24.98
  • Official Sleep Dealer Movie Site

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Synopsis

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.

Reviews

"Alex Rivera's Sleep Dealer is ambitious, while other movies might focus on Harrison Ford's or Tom Cruise's problems, Rivera is far more interested in the struggles of Mexico's migrant workers."

"Sleep Dealer is sure to become a cult classic and rightfully so. There are so many interesting political messages that are debated with subtlety and care, which is why this story transcends most modern sci-fi films."

"True originality and artistic verve ... Sleep Dealer is a film with lofty dramatic aspirations, an ambitious visual palette and a folksy heart. Alex Rivera and David Riker have come up with something unique and engaging. Riveras artistic bravery...

"Sleep Dealer is certainly an exception to the established 'rule' and is worth seeing for its originality and ingenuity alone."

"Alex Rivera makes an impressive, eye-opening debut. Sleep Dealer is remarkable. It's the rare political film without any reference to contemporary politics, like Blade Runner and other big-brained sci-fi flic... it's instead about ideas."

"It's a marvel of sorts that a film this ambitious was produced on such a modest budget, let alone with the visual panache and highly respectable special effects that Rivera brings to it. A zealous following will also develop among sci-fi and...