Dominicana

In Angie Cruz's Dominicana, fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion makes a life-altering decision to marry Juan Ruiz, a man twice her age, in hopes of bringing her family to America. Relocating to a cold six-floor walk-up in Washington Heights, Ana grapples with loneliness until she meets Juan’s free-spirited brother, Cesar, who opens her world to new experiences. As political turmoil engulfs her homeland and Juan returns to manage family affairs, Ana must confront a choice between familial duty and her emerging desires in this vivid portrayal of the immigrant experience and a young woman's journey to self-discovery.