I Have Electric Dreams

I Have Electric Dreams
Promotional release poster
SpanishTengo sueños eléctricos
Directed byValentina Maurel
Written byValentina Maurel
Produced by
  • Benoit Roland
  • Grégoire Debailly
Starring
  • Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez
  • Daniela Marín Navarro
  • Vivian Rodriguez
  • Adriana Castro García
  • Jose Pablo Segreda Johanning
CinematographyNicolás Wong Díaz
Edited byBertrand Conard
Production
companies
  • Wrong Men
  • Geko Films
Distributed byCinéart
Release date
  • 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08) (Locarno)
Running time
101 minutes
Countries
  • Costa Rica
  • Belgium
  • France
LanguageSpanish

I Have Electric Dreams (Spanish: Tengo sueños eléctricos) is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film directed by Valentina Maurel, starring Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez, Daniela Marín Navarro, Vivian Rodriguez, Adriana Castro García and Jose Pablo Segreda Johanning. The film produced by Gregoire Debailly and Benoit Roland is a co-production of Costa Rica, Belgium and France.[1] It revolves around a young girl Eva, who lives with her mother, her little sister and their cat. The film captures the thin line between love and hate, in a world where aggression and rage intertwined with the vertigo of female sexual awakening.[2] It premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2022,[3] where it won the Pardo for Best Direction, Pardo for Best Actress and Pardo for Best Actor.[4]

It was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[5]

  1. ^ Young, Neil (18 August 2022). "'I Have Electric Dreams': Sarajevo Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "I Have Electric Dreams". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Concorso internazionale: Tengo sueños eléctricos (I Have Electric Dreams)". Locarno Festival. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ Ntim, Zac (13 August 2022). "Locarno Film Festival Winners: 'Rule 34' Takes Golden Leopard". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. ^ Bermúdez, José (4 October 2023). "Tengo sueños eléctricos representante por Costa Rica para la 96ª edición de los Premios Oscar y en la 38ª edición de los premios Goya" [I have electric dreams representing costa rica for the 96th edition of the oscar awards and the 38th edition of the goya awards.]. Centro Costarricense de Producción Cinematográfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2023.