Un cuento chino

"An Argentine and a Chinese united by a cow that fell from the sky"

Mar 24 2011 Not Rated 1h 33m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

In Buenos Aires, the bitter and methodic Roberto is a lonely man and the owner of a hardware store. Roberto collects bizarre worldwide news in an album as a hobby and his acquaintance Mari has an unrequited love for him, but Roberto is always evasive. One day, Roberto sees a Chinese named Jun being expelled from a taxi while he is watching the landing of airplanes in the airport and he helps the man to stand up. Jun does not speak Spanish and shows a tattoo with an address on his arm. Roberto heads to the spot with Jun and discover that the place belonged to Jun's uncle that sold it three and half years ago. Roberto goes with Jun to the police station, to the China's embassy and to a Chinese neighborhood to seek out his uncle but it is a fruitless search. Roberto lodges Jun in his house and after a series of incidents, he finds a delivery boy to translate Jun and he learns the dramatic story of his life.

Written by

Sebastián Borensztein

Directed by

Sebastián Borensztein

Production Countries

Spain, Argentina

Production Companies

Tornasol Films, Telefe, Castafiore Films, Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones, Pampa Films, Royal Cinema Group, Gloriamundi Films

Languages

Español

Awards

12 wins & 19 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
20,652
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA