Movie
Problemista
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2024-03-01
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- A24, Fruit Tree
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Julio Torres as Alejandro
- Tilda Swinton as Elizabeth
- RZA as Bobby
- Isabella Rossellini as Narrator (voice)
- Catalina Saavedra as Dolores
- James Scully as Bingham
- Laith Nakli as Khalil
- Spike Einbinder as Spray
- Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel as Young Alejandro
- Greta Lee as Dalia
- Larry Owens as Craigslist
- Glo Tavarez as Beatriz, Khalil Law Paralegal
Crew
- Julio Torres - Director
- Julio Torres - Writer
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