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Sleepless City

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Toni, a 15-year-old Roma boy, lives in Europe's largest illegal settlement, on Madrid's outskirts. Proud to belong to his family of scrap dealers, he follows his grandfather everywhere. But demolitions edge closer to their plot, and his grandfather refuses to leave, no matter the sacrifice. On dark nights without electricity, as the legends of his childhood come alive, Toni must choose: face an uncertain future or hold on to a vanishing world.

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Adam Solomons IndieWire The bulldozers will continue to rid Europe’s great cities of the little-known Roma neighborhoods on their outskirts, but films like “Sleepless City” will help them be remembered for years to come. Rated: B+ May 20, 2025 Full Review Manu Yáñez Fotogramas Imbued with a strong social commitment, Galoe crafts a portrait charged with urgency, yet free from everything that is moralizing. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 May 23, 2025 Full Review Sara Martínez Ruiz Espinof With naturalistic performances from non-professional debut actors, Guillermo Galoe constructs in "Sleepless City" a social drama without tragedy or violins that raises an open-ended question about free will... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 May 23, 2025 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com ...the cinematography of the notable Portuguese DP Rui Poças...captures the melancholic and even timeless essence of this story in which...it could have easily have taken place one, three, or five decades ago. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 May 20, 2025 Full Review Jonathan Holland Screen International It succeeds brilliantly in bringing centre stage a small, much misunderstood world which too often remains conveniently hidden from view. May 20, 2025 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Understated and featuring likable lead performances from its nonprofessional cast, Sleepless City feels too familiar to feel restless about. Rated: 2.5/5 May 20, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Guillermo García López

Director

Antonio Fernández Gabarre

Actor

Bilal Sedraoui

Actor

Jesús Fernández Silva

Actor

Guillermo García López

Screenwriter

Víctor Alonso-Berbel

Screenwriter
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Synopsis Toni, a 15-year-old Roma boy, lives in Europe's largest illegal settlement, on Madrid's outskirts. Proud to belong to his family of scrap dealers, he follows his grandfather everywhere. But demolitions edge closer to their plot, and his grandfather refuses to leave, no matter the sacrifice. On dark nights without electricity, as the legends of his childhood come alive, Toni must choose: face an uncertain future or hold on to a vanishing world.
Director
Guillermo García López
Producer
Marina García López, Marisa Fernández Armenteros, Manu Calvo, Alex Lafuente, Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty, Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Screenwriter
Guillermo García López, Víctor Alonso-Berbel
Production Co
Sintagma, Buena Pinta Media, Encanta Films, BTeam Prods, Tournellovision, Les Valseurs
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 37m