Sleep dealer / Starlight Film Finance presents a Likely Story production ; in association with This is That ; an Alex Rivera film ; directed by Alex Rivera ; screenplay by Alex Rivera & David Riker ; based on a story by Alex Rivera ; produced by Anthony Bregman ; executive producers, Guy Naggar, Peter Klimt ; Futuro Films.

Also known as: Traficante de sueños

[Los Angeles?] : Maya Entertainment, [2009?]

©2009

Spanish

In Spanish and English, with optional subtitles in English (for spoken Spanish only) or Spanish (for spoken English only).

1 videodisc (90 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

812034010913

PN1997.2 .S589 2009

791.43/72

MA1091 Maya Entertainment
P10912 Maya Entertainment

Set in the future, a young man looks for a better life outside his small rural village in Mexico-- but finds himself facing a technological dystopia when he attempts to cross the border.
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.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: Audio commentary (by director and crew); Before the making of Sleep Dealer (documentary,13 min.).
Includes 5 previews of other motion pictures.

Director of photography, Lisa Rinzler ; production designer, Miguel Ángel Álvarez ; original music by Tomandandy ; costume designer, Adela Cortazar ; editors, Alex Rivera, Madeleine Gavin, Julie Carr, Jeff Werner.

Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Metztli Adamina, Jose Concepción Macías, Tenoch Huerta, Gregg Lucas, Martín Palomares, Bean Garnhart, Guillermo Rios, Montserrat Revah, Miguel Ángel Saldańa, Bergio Limón, José Luis Méndez, Carlos Valencia, Polo Torres, Luis Romero, Meche Navarro, Maria Paniagua, Israel Torres, Emilio Guerrero, Roberto Reyes, Jake Koening, Guillermo Meyer, Norma Pablo, Giovanna Zacarías, Vincente Huezo, Jorge Zepeda, Andaluz Russell, Francisco Valdez.

Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Metztli Adamina, Jose Concepción Macías, Tenoch Huerta, Gregg Lucas, Martín Palomares, Bean Garnhart, Guillermo Rios, Montserrat Revah, Miguel Ángel Saldańa, Bergio Limón, José Luis Méndez, Carlos Valencia, Polo Torres, Luis Romero, Meche Navarro, Maria Paniagua, Israel Torres, Emilio Guerrero, Roberto Reyes, Jake Koening, Guillermo Meyer, Norma Pablo, Giovanna Zacarías, Vincente Huezo, Jorge Zepeda, Andaluz Russell, Francisco Valdez.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and sexuality.

DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround stereo, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.

video file DVD video region 1

2008 Sundance Film Festival: Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
2008 Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival: Narcisse Award.
Amnesty International Award, Berlin International Film Festival.
Official Selection: New Directors New Film.

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