Marisol: An American Nightmare

There are a lot of movies that like to take on public issues silently, hiding them in the background and letting us figure out exactly what they are talking about for ourselves. Marisol is not one of those films, it tackles the issue at the heart of the story head on in a very direct and deliberate way. The story they chose to tell for this teen coming-of-age story happens to be one that is talked about heavily in every day life, immigration.