Problemista

Problemista

6.8IMDb Score
Released:2024-03-01
Genre:Comedy
Duration:104 min
Director:Julio Torres
Actors:Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, Catalina Saavedra
Production:A24, Fruit Tree

Overview:

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.

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