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The world of Marisol Riviera comes crashing down when she finds out about her being an illegal immigrant in America. The hopes of a girl full of dreams about a better future are crushed under the brutal machinery of the law. Kevin Abrams, who directed the film, kept it simple and did not sugarcoat the issue of racism in the United States. The satisfactory acting skills of Esmeralda Camargo, Liana Mendoza, Ricky Catter, and others have been an important aspect, making the film stand out. The movie keeps us wondering about the atrocities that the refugees have to face on a regular basis. Some other similar films circling the aspect of the refugee crisis include First They Killed My Father, Beasts of No Nation, Refugee, and others among the top-notch. What happens to Marisol? Does she keep running from the government, or does she give in? Let us have a look at her journey!

Director Kevin Casanova Abrams has been working diligently to bring thought-provoking dramas to the screen. He produced the Independent Spirit nominee, The Dynamiter, and the Showtime documentary, The Other Shore, before going on to team with Norman Lear for a feature length police corruption documentary called I Got A Monster. And now there’s Marisol, which was just released in theaters and VOD.

The engrossing tale revolves around the aftereffects of a dire twist of fate. The gritty side of race relations and immigration issues come to light when 17-year-old Marisol Rivera (Esméralda Camargo in her feature film debut) is accused of a crime the same night she discovers she is undocumented. She quickly flees her small Texas border town and goes on the run, all the while braving the dark realities of a new identity and an uncertain future.

Kevin Abrams, who has some personal ties to the project,...

Marisol is a movie about a teenage girl who discovers she is undocumented and is accused of a crime, forcing her to flee her hometown. As Marisol travels north in search of her mother, she realizes her family is being targeted by the same people who forced her out of her home. This coming-of-age story tackles the timely issue of immigration, personalizing it through Marisol's journey and highlighting the life and death stakes involved.

Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip from the new movie Marisol. In the movie, a teenage girl, Marisol Rivera, has an unbearably difficult night when she discovers that she is actually undocumented the same night that she is accused of a crime. Scared for her life and her citizenship status, Marisol flees her small Texas hometown.

Now, she must try to navigate the United States as an undocumented individual as she travels north,...

The promising future of Marisol Rivera changes in an instant in this exclusive clip from the upcoming coming of age drama, Marisol. The drama begins when Marisol is falsely accused of a crime and discovers she's undocumented, forcing her on the run in a desperate attempt to salvage the only life she's ever known in the United States. Check out our exclusive clip below.

"When 17-year-old Marisol Rivera is accused of a crime the same night she finds out she’s undocumented, she flees her small Texas border town and goes on the run,” the official synopsis for Marisol reads. It continues:

“Navigating the painful realities of a new identity and an uncertain future, she travels north in search of her mother and answers she may never find. However, when the same forces of hate that drove her away turn on her family, Marisol must choose whether to return home...