The Golden Cage

Santiago lives with his family in California after immigrating from Mexico many years ago. One day, he gets in his car and starts to make a trip South- his destination unclear. Because he's undocumented the drive can be risky, and we watch Santiago navigate the journey. At the same time, Elena, an older woman living in Mexico, begins to pack her things for a journey North, embarking on a long bus ride to Tijuana. Santiago and Elena, mother and son, reunite at the beach on opposite sides of the Mexico-US border where the wall stretches out into the ocean to share a brief afternoon together before each returns to their separate lives in their own countries.