A young female journalist is subjected to death threats and intimidation after uncovering human rights abuses at a detention center for undocumented immigrant children.

Two strangers meet by coincidence while both experiencing intense life turmoil.

In the not too distant future, we follow LEAH, 36, and her daughter, ARIEL, 7, as they race against the clock to immigrate across the U.S./Mexican border before sunrise. As officers close in, the direction they run becomes less and less clear.