2008 | United States, Mexico | Fiction

Sleep Dealer

  • English, Spanish English 90 mins
  • Director | Alex Rivera
  • Writer | Alex Rivera, David Riker
  • Producer | Anthony Bregman

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Sleep Dealer depicts a dystopian future to explore ways in which technology both oppresses and connects migrants. A fortified wall has ended unauthorized Mexico-US immigration, but migrant workers are replaced by robots, remotely controlled by the same class of would-be emigrants. Their life force is inevitably used up, and they are discarded without medical compensation.

Dystopia Future Immigration Technology Remote Control Migrant Robot Remote Mexico USA
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