JULIA SOLOMONOFF / ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, UNITED STATES / 2018 /
102 MIN
Language: Spanish, English with English subtitles
What happens when a man who is accustomed to being the centre of attention finds himself
becoming invisible? When a life busked from cash in hand jobs trips into freefall? Julia
Solomonoff’s delicately textured character study follows Nico, the former star of an Argentinian
soap opera, who trades autograph hunters for anonymity and moves from Buenos Aires to New
York to take a role in an indie movie. When the project stalls, he chooses to stay believing that
his talent will help him find success. Too blond to play Latino and his accent too strong to play
anything else, Nico falls through the cracks and must juggle odd jobs to survive. Unwilling to
return home and be seen as a failure, Nico manages to stay afloat thanks to his ability to pretend
to be something he isn’t.
Nobody’s Watching is a fresh and unexpected take on the immigrant tale, where the journey is not
to get a Green card but confronting the true reasons for leaving home, and redefining one’s
identity in one’s own terms
