Problemista

2024 · 104 min · EN · R · 6.7 (178 votes)

Dir. Julio Torres · Starring Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully · Music Lia Ouyang Rusli

Comedy

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

VIBE

This film feels like a vibrant, whimsical journey through the absurdities of ambition and belonging. It's a sincere, thoughtful exploration of an immigrant's dream, filled with witty observations and a unique, surreal charm that lingers long after the credits.

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