In an animated New York of the 1980s, a lonely dog builds himself a companion, and the friendship that follows says more than either character ever speaks.
What is Robot Dreams about?
Robot Dreams tells its story almost entirely without dialogue, following Dog through the ordinary loneliness of city life until he orders a robot companion by mail and puts it together himself. What starts as a simple friendship becomes the emotional core of the film, carrying the pair through the small joys and sudden setbacks of life together in a bustling, brightly drawn New York City. Pablo Berger directs and adapts the film from Sara Varon's graphic novel, using animation, period music, and visual comedy in place of spoken lines to trace how bonds form, drift, and sometimes have to be let go. The result is a wordless character study that trusts its audience to read emotion through movement and expression alone.
About the cast
The film's Spanish-language voice cast — including Ivan Labanda, Tito Trifol, Rafa Calvo, José García Tos, José Luis Mediavilla, Graciela Molina, and Esther Solans — provides ambient and supporting vocal work around a story that unfolds mostly through animation rather than dialogue.
Context & significance
Released in 2023 as a France-Spain-United States co-production, Robot Dreams comes from director Pablo Berger, known for stylistically distinct, largely wordless filmmaking. Set against a vividly rendered 1980s New York backdrop, the film pairs its animation and music-driven storytelling with a quiet, character-first approach that sets it apart from more conventional animated features of the same year.
Watching Robot Dreams on Ktime
Robot Dreams streams on K-Time with a free account login, and the platform carries it with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so the film's largely wordless storytelling comes with the option of Farsi narration cues or on-screen text for Iranian diaspora viewers. K-Time's Farsi-first interface makes it easy to find, queue, and revisit.