• My Brothers Dream Awake

    Directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla
    Chile | 85 minutes | Cine Latino

  • My Brothers Dream Awake

    Directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla
    Chile | 85 minutes | Cine Latino

  • My Brothers Dream Awake

    Directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla
    Chile | 85 minutes | Cine Latino

  • My Brothers Dream Awake

    Directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla
    Chile | 85 minutes | Cine Latino

  • My Brothers Dream Awake

    Directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla
    Chile | 85 minutes | Cine Latino

Stuck in a harsh Chilean juvenile reformatory, teen brothers Angel and Flea struggle to hold onto their youth and dreams while raging against an unjust system in this unforgettable, award-winning drama.

In competition for the Ibero-American Award and the Young Cineastes Award.

film synopsis

Cautious, sensitive Angel (Iván Cáceres) and his high-spirited kid brother Franco a.k.a. Flea (César Herrera) know of life’s harsh cruelties all too well , and at far too young an age. Stuck in a prison-like boys’ reformatory in rural Chile for over a year, the pair make the best of a bad situation through simple dreams of soccer, afternoons at amusement parks and reconnecting with their absentee mother. But as Angel begins to get a sense of life’s possibilities through the influence of a caring art teacher (Paulina García), and a budding relationship with Tiare (Julia Lübbert), the appearance of a combative new inmate (Andrew Bargsted) captures the pair’s attention, leading them to join a fiery mutiny that would shock a nation in this unforgettable new film from director Claudia Huaiquimilla (Bad Influence PSIFF 2017).

film details

Director: Claudia Huaiquimilla
Producers: Pablo Greene Flaten, Mariana Tejos Martignoni
Screenwriter: Claudia Huaiquimilla, Pablo Greene
Cinematographers: Mauro Veloso
Editor: Andrea Chignoli , María José Salazar
Music: Miranda y Tobar
Cast: Iván Cáceres, César Herrera, Paulina García, Andrew Bargsted, Julia Lübbert, Sebastián Ayala
Original Language Title: Mis Hermanos Sueñan Despiertos
Country: Chile
Language: In Spanish with English subtitles.
Year: 2021
Running Time: 85 minutes
Director Filmography: Bad Influence (2016)
Awards: Best Feature Film and Héctor Ríos Prize, Valdivia International Film Festival; Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Ibero-American Feature Film, Guadalajara International Film Festival
Primary Company: Meikincine Entertainment
Contact Email: info@meikincine.com

Film Festival 2022