After Iván (Armando Espitia), an aspiring chef and young father, meets Gerardo (Christian Vázquez) at a clandestine gay bar in provincial Mexico, they fall deeply in love. When their secret relationship is discovered by Iván’s family, he makes the risky choice to cross the border to try his luck in the United States, promising both his young son and his soulmate Gerardo that he will return. Alone in New York City and faced with the daunting challenges of a newly arrived immigrant, Iván’s decision costs him more than he ever imagined.
After Iván (Armando Espitia), an aspiring chef and young father, meets Gerardo (Christian Vázquez) at a clandestine gay bar in provincial Mexico, they fall deeply in love. When their secret relationship is discovered by Iván’s family, he makes the risky choice to cross the border to try his luck in the United States, promising both his young son and his soulmate Gerardo that he will return. Alone in New York City and faced with the daunting challenges of a newly arrived immigrant, Iván’s decision costs him more than he ever imagined.
“You can see and feel Ewing's love for her characters in beautifully natural ways.”
RogerEbert.com
“In Ewing’s hands and as anchored by two superb performances, Iván and Gerardo’s romance gets scaled up to an epic, a searing saga of the undocumented experience in which love is the binding force.”
Entertainment Weekly
“Carefully crafted from start to finish.”
Hollywood Reporter