How Most Things Work

How Most Things Work

2015 · 95 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

Celina works at a remote tollbooth on a desert road, few days before Christmas, her father dies and Celina becomes a door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman so she can earn enough money to travel to Italy and find her mom.

Directed by Fernando Salem · Written by Esteban Garelli

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