Sleep Dealer
2008 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · 65% critics
In a near-future world of closed borders, militarized control, and networked “virtual labor,” three strangers try to survive by plugging into a system that sells work and even personal experiences across a global digital web. As their paths cross, they risk everything to find real human connection and push back against the barriers technology has built.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-12-10
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (129 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a socially conscious dystopian sci-fi that mixes romance and drama with big ideas about tech, labor, and borders; Not for you if you need fast action, polished effects, or subtle messaging, and it may appeal to fans of Monsters.
Pros: thought-provoking social themes; imaginative near-future ideas; memorable, moody tone | Cons: uneven story logic; preachy at times; cheap-looking effects
Themes
- computer
- virtual reality
- dystopia
- moral conflict
- teacher
- loneliness
- water shortage
Awards & recognition
- Alfred P. Sloan Prize · 2008
- The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award · 2008
Cast & crew
Leonor Varela
as Luz Martínez
Jacob Vargas
as Rudy Ramirez
Luis Fernando Peña
as Memo Cruz
- MA
Metztli Adamina
as Dolores Cruz
José Concepción Macías
as Miguel Cruz
Tenoch Huerta Mejía
as David Cruz
Giovanna Zacarías
as Bertha
- GL
Gregg Lucas
as Drones TV Host
- MP
Martín Palomares
as Gus Panchano
- SG
Sean Garnhart
as Rudy's Commander (Voice)
Directed by Alex Rivera