The Argentine drama The Sleepwalkers opens to a powerful image. A mother jolting out of sleep, searching for her daughter. She scans the loo and different parts of the house, finally finding her in the living room: an impassive face, a naked body, blood lining her lower legs.
The mother, Luisa (Erica Rivas), is worried about her teenage daughter, Ana (Ornella D’Elía), for two reasons: She’s recently started her period, and she’s a habitual sleepwalker. Luisa knows that this world is unsafe for young girls especially for her child, who is not in control of her body, even when she’s sleeping.
The Sleepwalkers Has Intriguing Subplots but They Don t Produce a Unified Meaning
The Argentinian drama is the story of a mother and a daughter, as well as the story of families. But the film tackles several subplots which do not have a central propulsive force.
A still from The Sleepwalkers .
The 2019 Argentine drama
The Sleepwalkers, now playing at the I-View World film festival, opens to a powerful image. A mother jolting out of sleep, searching for her daughter. She scans the loo and different parts of the house, finally finding her in the living room: an impassive face, a naked body, blood lining her lower legs. The mother, Luisa (Erica Rivas), is worried about her teenage daughter, Ana (Ornella DâElÃa), for two reasons: Sheâs recently started her period, and sheâs a habitual sleepwalker. Luisa knows that this world is unsafe for young girls â especially for her child, who is not in control of her body, even when sheâs sleeping.