Problemista

We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.

Film details

Film TitleProblemista
Suitability
Genre
Length104mins
Year2024
CountryUnited States of America
DirectorJulio Torres
ActorsJulio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully, Laith Nakli, Spike Einbinder, Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel, Greta Lee, Larry Owens, Glo Tavarez, Kelly McCormack, Eudora Peterson, Ronald Peet
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Showings

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.

The film’s issues do not impede it from being a fleet-footed comedy filled with laugh-out-loud jokes.

The predominant mode of Problemista is playful, its comic sensibility curious and askew – enough to make the film, a promising if uneven debut, a delight throughout.