My Brothers Dream Awake (Spanish: Mis hermanos sueñan despiertos) is a 2021 Chilean drama film directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla and written by Huaiquimilla & Pablo Greene. Starring Iván Cáceres and César Herrera accompanied by Paulina GarcÃÂa, Andrew Bargsted, Julia Lübbert and Sebastián Ayala. It is about the life of 2 brothers in a juvenile prison 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 Guadalajara International Film Festival; Coup de Cà Âur Award and the Audience Award at the 34th Toulouse Latin Film Festival; competed for the Gold Hugo in the New Directors Competition at the 57th Chicago International Film Festival and received a nomination for Best Ibero-American Film at the 64th Ariel Awards.
After spending a year in a juvenile prison, the brothers ÃÂngel and Franco, accompanied by a group of young people, decide to stage a riot with the aim of escaping and making their dreams come true.
The actors participating in this film are:
Pre-production began on October 19âÂÂ20, 2019, coinciding with the social outbreak in Chile. Principal photography began in December 2019.
My Brothers Dream Awake had its world premiere on August 7, 2021, at the 74th Locarno Film Festival. It was commercially released on October 21, 2021, in Chilean theaters.