A24 has set a March 22 wide release date for Problemista, starring Tilda Swinton and RZA. The title will be launched in select theaters on March 1, before it can reach a bigger audience a few weeks later. Julio Torres, who voiced Diego the Squire in Nimona, directed the film while also starring as the lead character, Alejandro. The movie will take its lead through a complicated journey to achieve his goals, with Alejandro having limited options to stay in the United States instead of going back home. Fate will allow Alejandro to work together with an eccentric artist, in what promises to be a heartwarming comedy.

Problemista will establish Alejandro (Julio Torres) as an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to launch his work in New York City. With his work visa close to expiring, he’ll have to find a way to stay in the United States to continue working on his designs. His only hope comes in the form of Elizabeth (Tilda Swinton), an erratic art-world outcast who agrees to hire Alejandro as his assistant. With nowhere else to go, the young man will have to find a way to survive the experience of working for the unpredictable artist in order to get another chance to sell his work.

Before he worked on Problemista, Julio Torres was a writer for Saturday Night Live for three years, which earned him four Emmy nominations as part of the team behind the historic late night show. Torres also launched Los Espookys on HBO, a comedy about a group of young people trying to establish a business based on their love of horror and special effects. Depending on their client’s needs, the team came up with a solution that involved faking a scary situation. The show ran for two seasons before being canceled by the network.

Starring a Very Different Tilda Swinton

Problemista will feature Tilda Swinton stepping into the shoes of Elizabeth, the character who gives Alejandro an opportunity to work with her to prevent him from returning to El Salvador. Swinton recently starred in Guillermo del Toro‘s Pinocchio and Three Thousand Years of Longing, but as the performer has established over the course of her legendary career, her roles are extremely different from one another. As the unpredictable Elizabeth, Swinton will inject an enormous amount of energy into Problemista, with the character looking to establish herself in a crowded art landscape.

Problemista will premiere in the United States in select theaters on March 1, before receiving a wide release on March 22.

via Collider