A comedy that chronicles a chance encounter between Robert and a Chinese named Jun who wanders lost through the city of Buenos Aires in search of his uncle after being assaulted by a taxi driver and his henchmen.
Acting
Ricardo Darín's grumpy-softie masterpiece.
Writing
Dialogue through dictionaries — genius.
Director
Sebastián Borensztein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ignacio Huang spoke no Spanish during filming; his confusion was often genuine. Director Borenszstein kept rolling.
The film became Argentina's submission for the Foreign Language Oscar, highlighting the country's massive Chinese immigrant community rarely seen on screen.
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