''My Brothers Dream Awake'' (

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: ''Mis hermanos sueñan despiertos'') is a 2021 Chilean

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film directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla and written by Huaiquimilla & Pablo Greene. Starring Iván Cáceres and César Herrera accompanied by

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, Andrew Bargsted, Julia Lübbert and Sebastián Ayala. It is about the life of 2 brothers in a

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who are looking for a way out of the place after spending a year inside. The film received many accolades and nominations around the world, including Best Actor for Iván Cáceres, Best Screenplay and Best Ibero-American Fiction Film at the 36th

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; Coup de Cœur Award and the Audience Award at the 34th Toulouse Latin Film Festival; competed for the

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in the New Directors Competition at the 57th

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and received a nomination for Best Ibero-American Film at the 64th

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Synopsis

After spending a year in a

, the brothers Ángel and Franco, accompanied by a group of young people, decide to stage a

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with the aim of escaping and making their dreams come true.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: * Iván Cáceres as Ángel. * César Herrera as Franco *

as Professor Ana * Andrew Bargsted as Jaime * Sebastián Ayala as Johnatan * Julia Lübbert as Tiare * Belén Herrera as Bianca * René Miranda as Michael * Joaquín Huenufil as Bryan * Diego Arboleda as Parse *

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as Grandma * Robinson Aravena as Grandpa * Mario Ocampo as Monitor * Germán Díaz as Bastián * Ariel Mateluna as Bad Influence *

Claudio Arredondo Claudio Alejandro Marcelo Arredondo Medina (born 29 November 1962, in Santiago) is a Chilean film, theater and television actor and politician. Acting career He studied at the Fernando González Acting Academy. He began his career in 1982 ...

as Attorney * Otilio Castro as Gendarme * Víctor Recabarren as Víctor * Francisco Sepúlveda as Francisco * Ángel Pérez as Angelo * Alejandro Neira as Alejandro * Jorge Chambergo as Jorge * Martín Maldonado as Maldonado * Daniel Huaiquimilla as Arrested Man 1 * Jonathan Saldías as Arrested Man 2

Production

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began on October 19–20, 2019, coinciding with the social outbreak in Chile.

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began in December 2019.

Release

''My Brothers Dream Awake'' had its world premiere on August 7, 2021, at the

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. It was commercially released on October 21, 2021, in Chilean theaters.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 15078266 2021 films 2021 drama films Chilean drama films 2020s Spanish-language films 2020s Chilean films Films set in Chile Films shot in Chile Films set in prison Films about brothers Films about adolescence