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The Future Perfect

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A Chinese girl emigrates to Argentina. Unable to speak Spanish, she works in a Chinese grocery store to raise money for language lessons.

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Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine 03/08/2018
[Nele] Wohlatz offers a perceptive, empathetic, very tender picture of how it might feel to be an 18-year-old Chinese woman arriving in Buenos Aires and working to carve out a new independent life and identity. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times 09/13/2017
There is gentle comedy here, and a real rooting interest deriving from Ms. Zhang's committed, never-a-false-note performance. The film's unusual perspective makes it a distinctive and potentially enriching experience. Go to Full Review Aaron Hillis Village Voice 09/13/2017
Each neorealist story thread doubles as a case study for how our ever-shrinking world redefines culture and communication, but played as a downbeat comedy of misunderstandings in which Xiaobin mimics Buster Keaton's expressionless disenchantment. Go to Full Review Justine Smith Vague Visages 06/05/2024
As we take for granted the ease of our own native tongue, we are perhaps ignoring its full potential. Go to Full Review Brigid Presecky FF2 Media 08/17/2019
4/5
The Future Perfect (also known as El Futuro Perfecto) is a charming, honest portrayal of the human's ability to adapt. Go to Full Review Joule Zelman The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 01/12/2018
The charm of this experimental film lies in its intellectual complexity, its lack of pretension, and the obvious intelligence and strength of Xiaobin-the character and the real woman. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Nele Wohlatz

Director

Xiaobin Zhang

Xioabin

Saroj Kumar Malik

Vijay

Mian Jiang

Emily

Nele Wohlatz

Writer

Pio Longo

Writer

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The Future Perfect

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Chinese girl emigrates to Argentina. Unable to speak Spanish, she works in a Chinese grocery store to raise money for language lessons.
Director
Nele Wohlatz
Producer
Cecilia Salim, Nele Wohlatz
Screenwriter
Nele Wohlatz, Pio Longo
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 5m