I Dream in Another Language

I Dream in Another Language

Directed by Ernesto Contreras

Produced by Alebrije Producciones, Revolver Amsterdam

2017101 min7.9 / 10

A tender, introspective drama about reconciliation and cultural preservation, centered on two estranged speakers of a dying indigenous language and the young linguist who brings them together.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Dream in Another Language violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is I Dream in Another Language scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does I Dream in Another Language end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is I Dream in Another Language easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is I Dream in Another Language sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

87/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Like I Dream in Another Language

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Like I Dream in Another Language, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like I Dream in Another Language, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like I Dream in Another Language, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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