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2023
15
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

8.2K

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

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

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

8.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 18 nominations total

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Trivia
Was originally scheduled for release on August 4, 2023, but was then postponed indefinitely in the wake of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.

Quotes
Elizabeth: You won't get anything in life if you're hoping for answers from an entity.

Crazy credits
A disclaimer appearing at the very end of the credits: "Since the filming of this movie, Bank of America has changed its overdraft policy. It's now $10, up to two times a day. We were legally advised to tell you this."

Connections
Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: 'BOTTOMS' is WILD | Kicked out of The Evil Dead Rise Premiere SXSW (2023)

Soundtracks
Huele a Fraude
Music by Lia Ouyang Rusli (as OHYUNG)
Lyrics by Julio Torres, Stefa Marin Alarcon, and Lia Ouyang Rusli
Performed by STEFA*

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Featured review

7/10

It's so fantastically odd and yet I want to watch again

I'm not sure how this film hooked me but it did in the first 15 minutes. It has the wackiness of a "Joe vs the Volcano" (a film I adored) and the slight emotional tug of maybe "Harold and Maude". It feels like something bad could happen, like in real life, but still I'm rooting for the protagonist Alejandro's wild toy dreams to come true as well as rooting for him to (successfully) find his way through the immigration paperwork process.

And Tilda Swinton's character is swirling through life like a Tasmanian devil but I still liked her and, for some reason, wanted her to succeed as well.

It's not the kind of film that will make a top ten list but it is definitely one you'll want to watch more than once!