A coming-of-age story about two boys, one Dominican and one Haitian, accidentally meeting and becoming the friends they never knew they could have, at least not this way. After a young Haitian boy, Ducan, crosses a border river into the Dominican Republic to retrieve his father's hard-earned money from a farm, he bumps into a very timid boy named Elias. Even though hostile at first, Elias grows to understand the boy's circumstances and agrees to show Ducan the way. After encountering numerous risks, such as hometown bullies and even guards, they develop a sense of care and look out for one another. Once the sun sets and they've retrieved their money, they say their farewells. They know that this goodbye will not be forever. It only takes one person and a day for your whole life to change forever.
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Sophia Lafaurie-Muñoz Director · Alex Miranda Writer Avila Santo Composer
United States release October 10, 2024
Languages
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English
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
United States · May 16, 2024
Premiere · 2024 Ghetto Film School LA International Thesis Films
United States · October 10, 2024
Limited theatrical · Nou Akoma Nou Sinèrji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival
United States
April 6, 2025 · Limited theatrical · National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY)
September 12, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Nou Akoma Nou Sinèrji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival
September 20, 2025 · Limited theatrical · NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) | InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema
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