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I Dream in Another Language
Film poster
Directed byErnesto Contreras
Written byCarlos Contreras
StarringFernando Álvarez Rebeil
Release date
  • 23 January 2017 (2017-01-23) (Sundance)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

I Dream in Another Language (Template:Lang-es) is a 2017 Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Contreras. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[1]

Its premise is about a dying indigenous language that the main character is eager to save, only to arrive and discover that the last two speakers refuse to speak to each other because of a longstanding grudge.[2] This closely resembles a headline published in 2011 by The Guardian that reported a dying language in Mexico known as Ayapa Zoque that was doomed because the last two speakers had a grudge and wouldn't speak to each other.[3] This story, though untrue,[4] was reprinted globally in publications including Sydney Morning Herald[5] and Time Magazine.[6]

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80%, based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 7.02/10.[7]

References

  1. ^ Erbland, Kate (30 November 2016). "Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "sueno-en-otro-idioma-i-dream-in-another-language". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ Tuchman, Joe (13 April 2011). "Language at risk of dying out – the last two speakers aren't talking". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ talk, About the Author Colton Kruse Less; Twitter, more rock (5 April 2018). "The Marketing Campaign That Endangered A Language". Ripley's Believe It or Not!. Retrieved 14 September 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ City, Jo Tuckman, Mexico (14 April 2011). "Duo's Mexican standoff bodes ill for language on verge of extinction". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Ho, Erica. "Last Two Speakers of Dying Language Refuse to Talk to Each Other". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. ^ "I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en otro idioma) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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