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Eugenia and John
Eugenia and John

Eugenia and John

Genres

Drama

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Working as a cleaning lady, studying at university and maintaining a relationship with her high school sweetheart, John, is all Eugenia does to achieve her goal of entering medical school despite her undocumented status. When her sister gets arrested for a routine traffic ticket, she turns to John for help, but she finds that John's response is surprisingly aloof. As she struggles to prevent her sister's deportation and tries to salvage her romance with her boyfriend, Eugenia realizes that her position in America is more tenuous than she ever imagined.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 November 2016

Country

Cast

Wesley Tunison

Wesley Tunison

John

Venecia Troncoso

Venecia Troncoso

Eugenia

Keon Alexander

Keon Alexander

Carlos

Lydiana Medellin

Lydiana Medellin

Janelle

Bobbi Salvör Menuez

Bobbi Salvör Menuez

Ana

Eli Gelb

Eli Gelb

Adam

Christopher Benitez

Christopher Benitez

Antonio

Camden Singer

Camden Singer

Bette Meinz

Ian Paola

Ian Paola

Christian

Natalia Segura

Natalia Segura

Helena

Daniel K. Isaac

Daniel K. Isaac

Dan Eisenberg

Helen Coxe

Helen Coxe

John's Mother

Joel Nagle

Joel Nagle

John's Father

Laura Patalano

Laura Patalano

Eugenia's Mother

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