在电影的形态和表达上，相较于其他主旋律影片更有新意和突破。影片摆脱了以往主旋律影片的“固有模式”，不是简单地突出崇高的“大主题”，而是在影片情节内容上更加接地气、贴近老百姓，塑造了鲜活生动的基层英模“小人物”。在影片的艺术表现形式上充满了诗意，通过留白的处理让观众更感受到情绪的传递，视觉上的美感更是冲击着观众的眼球。Raised in the U.S., Claudia (22) is an undocumented illegal immigrant living beyond her means in a twisted version of the American dream. When she‘s arrested by the FBI for credit card fraud, Claudia is quickly deported to Mexico. Speaking no Spanish and lost in her foreign homeland, she reluctantly takes refuge at her estranged father‘s cattle ranch. As she clashes with her unyielding father, she her attempts to return to the U.S. thrust her into a dangerous bond with a foreign smuggler, Ricky. Caught between her father‘s sermons, Ricky‘s promises, and the encroaching military, Claudia must navigate a tightrope of impssible choices.
