She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone

2013 film
  • 3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) (FICM)
  • 5 July 2013 (2013-07-05) (Mexico)
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Running time
83 minutesCountryMexicoLanguageSpanish

She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone (Spanish: No quiero dormir sola) is a 2012 Mexican drama directed by Natalia Beristáin.[3]

Plot

Amanda is a lonely young woman who cannot sleep alone and spends the nights with several lovers. Suddenly, she is forced to take care of Dolores, her alcoholic grandmother, who used to be an actress and now lives on memories of her glory days.

Cast

  • Mariana Gajá as Amanda
  • Adriana Roel as Dolores
  • Leonardo Ortizgris as Pablo
  • Arturo Beristáin as Amanda's father

Awards and nominations

She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone was nominated to five Ariel Awards, winning one: Best Actress for Adriana Roel.[4][5]

Year Award Recipient(s) Result
2014 Best Picture She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone Nominated
Best Actress Adriana Roel Won
Best Supporting Actress Mariana Gajá Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Gabriela Vidal and Natalia Beristáin Nominated
Best First Feature Film Natalia Beristáin Nominated

References

  1. ^ "No quiero dormir sola". Filminlatino (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ "No quiero dormir sola, una reflexión sobre los lazos de familia" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Cultura. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "No quiero dormir sola". Morelia Film Fest (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Los ganadores del Ariel 2014". Milenio (in Spanish). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Los ganadores de los premios Ariel 2014". Morelia Film Fest (in Spanish). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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