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An immigrant unable to speak the local language, Mya works as a dishwasher in a busy restaurant. One night at the end of her shift, Mya finds a homeless man in need of medical assistance behind the restaurant. After managing to get help for the homeless man, a miscommunication with a police officer leads to a series of intense situations. In order to place the audience in the perspective of an immigrant, the entire film is spoken in a fictitious language.
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Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.