Problemista

2023 / 104' / U.S / In English with Chinese and English subtitles / Color

⚚ New American Immigrant Dystopian Comedy from A24!

⚚ The feature film debut of Julio Torres, writer extraordinaire from America's most popular show, Saturday Night Live.

⚚ ‘The Greatest Actress of the 21st Century’ Tilda Swinton as an eccentric artiste

Mama's boy Alejandro, a toy designer from El Salvador, comes to New York alone to realise his ‘American dream’. When he finds the perfect job, he is in danger of being deported when his work visa expires... So he turns to the wife of a quirky artist to be his guarantor, and in order to cope with his boss's unreasonable demands, Alejandro embarks on a surreal adventure through New York City!

Directed: Julio Torres

Cast: Tilda Swinton, Julio Torres

About the Director
Julio Torres is a Salvadoran-American writer, comedian and actor. He is the writer of Saturday Night Live and co-creator, writer and executive producer of the HBO series Los Espookys. Problemista is his first feature film, which he wrote, directed and starred in

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