SLEEP WITH YOUR EYES OPEN
by Nele Wohlatz
synopsis
A coastal city in Brazil. Kai arrives on holiday from Taiwan with a broken heart. A malfunctioning air conditioner leads her to end up in Fu Ang’s umbrella shop. He could become a friend, but then the rainy season fails to arrive and the shop closes. While searching for Fu Ang, Kai comes across Xiao Xin and a group of Chinese workers in a fancy high-rise building. Kai finds herself strangely mirrored in Xiao Xin’s story. This quiet comedy of misunderstandings does not follow a traditional dramaturgy. The protagonists, performed by an ensemble of first-time actors and professionals, come and go unexpectedly. From one unknown city to the next, they follow the demands of their work. But over the course of a hot, slow summer, delicate bonds grow between them like islands in a sea full of sharks.
| international title: | Sleep With Your Eyes Open |
| original title: | Dormir de olhos abertos |
| country: | Brazil, Taiwan, Argentina, Germany |
| sales agent: | Rediance (CN) |
| year: | 2024 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Nele Wohlatz |
| film run: | 97' |
| release date: | DE 13/06/2024 |
| screenplay: | Nele Wohlatz, Pío Longo |
| cast: | Chen Xiao Xin, Wang Shin-Hong, Liao Kai Ro, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lu Yang Zong |
| cinematography by: | Roman Kasseroller |
| film editing: | Yann-Shan Tsai, Ana Godoy |
| art director: | Diogo Hayashi |
| producer: | Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Justine O, Roger Huang, Violeta Bava, Rosa Martínez Rivero, Meike Martens, Nele Wohlatz |
| executive producer: | Dora Amorim, Maurício Macedo |
| production: | Blinker Filmproduktion, Cinemascópio (BR), Yi Tiao Long Hu Bao (TW), Ruda Cine (AR) |
| distributor: | Grandfilm |
























