I Dream in Another Language

I Dream in Another Language (Spanish: Sueño en otro idioma) 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]

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

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
  • Fernando Álvarez Rebeil as Martín[2]
  • José Manuel Poncelis as Isauro[2]
  • Eligio Meléndez as Evaristo[2]
  • Fátima Molina as Lluvia[2]
  • Norma Angélica as Flaviana

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]

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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. "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.
  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.
  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.
  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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