Panamerican Machinery (2016)

Original title

Maquinaria Panamericana

Directed by

Joaquín del Paso

Genre

drama, comedy

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man working at a failing machinery factory in Mexico faces strange situations and odd characters. The story follows his daily grind and the quiet breakdown of the business around him.

absurdistdryly humorousmelancholicslowoffbeatquirkyunderstatedlow-key

What happens

Panamerican Machinery (Spanish: Maquinaria Panamericana) is a 2016 Mexican-Polish absurdist comedy-drama film directed by Joaquin del Paso (in his directorial debut) and written by Del Paso & Lucy Pawlak. Starring Javier Zaragoza, Ramiro Orozco, and Irene Ramirez. The film was named on the shortlist for Mexican's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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