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Hope/Esperanza

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Romance · Drama

Desperate to escape her traditional suburban life in upstate New York, a teen joins a foreign exchange program in Costa Rica in search of freedom. Instead, her world narrows under the rule of a strict host mother, until a forbidden romance with an undocumented Nicaraguan immigrant upends everything. As tensions around immigration simmer, their relationship puts both of them at risk. Caught between recklessness and self-discovery, she must decide who she wants to be — and where she belongs.

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United States of America, Costa Rica
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Olivia Daponde
Mayra HermosilloMayra Hermosillo
Betsy BrandtBetsy Brandt
Virgilio DelgadoVirgilio Delgado
Lara Yuja

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