Marisol (2023)

Marisol (2023). 1h 31m

“Esmeralda Camargo plays Marisol, a high school student who has just received a letter informing her that she is receiving a $7,000 scholarship towards college.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA best friend invites her to a party and it all heads downhill from there. A fight breaks out and Marisol accidently injures a boy with some fireworks. The kid goes on a racist tangent and posts messages on a anti-immigrant website.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMarisol discovers that she is undocumented, and fearing deportation, she hits the road with a modern underground railroad. One major plot hole is the mysterious and unexplained abscence of her mother.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCamargo is excellent in the lead role and makes the film worth a viewing.”