I Dream in Another Language

I Dream in Another Language

2017 · 101 min · ★ 7.9 · Fantasy, Drama

An indigenous language is in peril, as its last two speakers had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over 50 years. Martín, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the old friends back together and convincing them to speak once again so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it.

Directed by Ernesto Contreras · Written by Carlos Contreras

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Eligio Meléndez Evaristo
José Manuel Poncelis Isauro
Juan Pablo de Santiago Young Evaristo
Hoze Meléndez Young Isauro
Fernando Álvarez Rebeil Martín
Nicolasa Ortíz Monasterio María
Héctor Jiménez Santiago
José Concepción Macías Fausto
Mónica Miguel Jacinta
Fátima Molina Lluvia
Mardonio Carballo Silverio
Gabriela Cartol Marthita

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