My Brother Dreams Awake

Mis hermanos sueñan despiertos
Claudia Huaiquimilla
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Neighboring Scenes 2022

February 24 - 28, 2022

Winner of the Best Film Award at the Guadalajara and Valdivia film festivals, Mapuche director Claudia Huaiquimilla’s second feature is a tragic portrait of two brothers incarcerated in a juvenile prison.

DIRECTOR
Claudia Huaiquimilla
YEAR
2021
COUNTRY
Chile
RUNTIME
85 minutes
LANGUAGE
Spanish with English subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
Mis hermanos sueñan despiertos
START DATE
February 27, 2022

Winner of the Best Film Awards at the Guadalajara and Valdivia film festivals, the second feature by Mapuche director Claudia Huaiquimilla follows Ángel and his younger brother Franco, who are incarcerated in a juvenile prison. Despite the difficulties, they have formed a group of friends with whom they spend their days sharing dreams of freedom. Everything changes when the arrival of a rebellious young man offers a possible escape. Inspired by real events, the film features a cast that includes nonprofessional actors Iván Cáceres and César Herrera and popular star Paulina García (Gloria).

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