Owens River Valley, Ca., circa 1940- A train hopping migrant laborer passes through a small cafe in a remote outpost in the Mojave desert and becomes the unwitting escape fantasy for its embattled proprietor- an abused Mexican immigrant ...See moreOwens River Valley, Ca., circa 1940- A train hopping migrant laborer passes through a small cafe in a remote outpost in the Mojave desert and becomes the unwitting escape fantasy for its embattled proprietor- an abused Mexican immigrant and her orphaned nephew who longs for a 'real' family. Before moving on with the desert wind, the stranger leaves behind the one thing that will be the means of their escape: hope.
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