Synopsis

A millenary language agonizes: Its last two speakers, Evaristo and Isauro (70's) had a quarrel 50 years ago and haven't spoken to each other since. Martin, a linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the two old friends back together and convince them to talk again in order for him to be able to obtain a record of the language. Yet, hidden in the past, in the core of the jungle, lies a secret hidden in the language that makes it difficult to believe that the heart of Zikril will beat again.

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for I Dream in Another Language (2017) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Eligio Meléndez, José Manuel Poncelis, Juan Pablo de Santiago, Hoze Meléndez, Fernando Álvarez Rebeil, Nicolasa Ortíz Monasterio DIRECTOR: Ernesto Contreras CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tonatiuh Martínez MUSIC: Demián Gálvez, Andrés Sánchez PRODUCTION: Alebrije Producciones, Revolver Amsterdam, Agencia SHA, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Eficine, Sam Spiegel International Film Lab

Box Office Performance

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Profitability Assessment

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INDUSTRY IMPACT

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 15 wins & 22 nominations total

Awards Won: ★ Ariel Award for Best Picture ★ Ariel Award for Best Actor

CRITICAL RECEPTION

Directed by Ernesto Contreras, the former President of the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, and written by his brother Carlos Contreras, the film first premiered at the Sundance International Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for World Cinema Dramatic. It was also well-received in the 60th Premios Ariel (Ariel Awards), the most prestigious awards in the Mexican film industry. It was the most nominated and most awarded film that year with 6 awards in Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Cinematography.

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.