Julia (Alejandra Sandoval), is a 33-year-old woman, optimistic and strong willed. She is going through tough times, the harassment of her boss (Jackson Gutiérrez) makes her lose her job the same week that they evict her from her house. Her best friend Mayeling (Estrella Hurtado) in trying to help, gets her a job as a stripper in a nightclub. She meets Ricardo (Jorge Reyes), 53, a successful divorce lawyer and finds the opportunity to get the money she needs so much to take care of her father. Julia also knows the paradigm of the beautiful and successful woman with Alejandra (Greisy Mena), who seeks to succeed in love. Neither Ricardo nor Julia suspect that life will change forever for them.

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According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mexico became one of the deadliest conflict zones in the world in 2017, second only to Syria. In 2008, the Mexican government sent the army to Chihuahua on the Mexico-Texas border to fight drug traffickers. What seemed like an attempt to control the cartels turned into state-sponsored disappearances and the murder of journalists, human rights activists and civilians. The survivors and those threatened by the conflict pushed at the unwelcoming border of the United States, hoping for asylum. With stunning visual poetry, director Marcela Arteaga weaves together a record of their memories told over the backdrop of the once-vibrant landscape of the Juarez Valley. She also highlights the extraordinary work of Carlos Spector, an immigration lawyer born in El Paso, Texas, who fights to obtain political asylum for those Mexicans fleeing violence.