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 |