After being released from prison in New York City, a Brazilian man discovers that his ex-fiancée has disappeared, leaving behind a six-year-old son. The duo ventures into the city's dangerous underworld of illegal immigration to find her.

America is a fleeting dream for immigrants, with or without papers. After 7 years in prison, Jonathan wants to get his life back. But instead of his family, friends, and fiancée, he finds betrayal, mistrust and a 6-year-old kid left alone after his illegal-immigrant mother vanishes.—glaff