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Deportados
- Seth Schlegel
- Unrepped
- Available
- Drama
- Scouted
- 73.4
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A midwestern man moves to Miami and falls in love with an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, though she faces increasing threats from authorities.
In the 1990s, a working-class man heads to Florida for a new start and meets and falls in love with an undocumented migrant who has recently arrived from Honduras and works in a bodega. As they try to build a life together, they are tested by the threat of discovery and deportation.
After his father’s death, a grieving young Midwestern man moves to Miami to start a new life. When he falls in love with an illegal immigrant from Honduras, his journey of self-discovery becomes entangled with the realities of immigrant life in late 1990s America.
Film
Drama, Romance, Latino / Hispanic Theme, Social Commentary, Boyfriend/Girlfriend, Fish-Out-Of-Water, Immigration, Love, Relationship
110
R
Medium
M
White / European
30
Attractive
Carmen (2022), Sin Nombre, West Side Story, The Immigrant, Minari, Desierto
Late 1990s, a few months
Majority in Miami -- apartment, bodega, laundromat. Some scenes in Honduras/Mexico and path along the journey to US -- house, bus station, train. Some scenes in Nebraska -- corn processing plant, office, factory, house
1990s. After his father’s death, BEN (30s) leaves Nebraska for Miami, taking only his truck and a few belongings with him. An innocent Midwestern man who worked at a corn processing plant, Ben is out of place in Miami’s thriving Latinx communities, but soon starts to make his place. He lands a job as a calling card salesman for INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS, run by Cuban-American RAY (40s). But when he’s swindled by a local businessman, his transgender building super, ROSA (mid-30s), encourages him to soldier on, and the two become friends.
Meanwhile, SUYAPA (mid-20s) leaves Honduras for America to escape her abusive uncle. En route, she befriends MARICELA/”MARI” (25). Together, they travel to Miami, where Suyapa secures a job at BODEGA LATINA, run by NELSON (early 60s). One day, Ben visits Bodega Latina to sell his cards and runs into Suyapa. She injures her head, and Ben applies first aid. Touched, Suyapa convinces Nelson to buy Ben’s cards. A spark ignites.
As the weeks pass, Ben and Suyapa meet more frequently, and their flirtation evolves into a romance. Ben joins Suyapa’s English study group, learning more about the difficult pasts that immigrants leave behind....
Meanwhile, SUYAPA (mid-20s) leaves Honduras for America to escape her abusive uncle. En route, she befriends MARICELA/”MARI” (25). Together, they travel to Miami, where Suyapa secures a job at BODEGA LATINA, run by NELSON (early 60s). One day, Ben visits Bodega Latina to sell his cards and runs into Suyapa. She injures her head, and Ben applies first aid. Touched, Suyapa convinces Nelson to buy Ben’s cards. A spark ignites.
As the weeks pass, Ben and Suyapa meet more frequently, and their flirtation evolves into a romance. Ben joins Suyapa’s English study group, learning more about the difficult pasts that immigrants leave behind....