Torn From Her Arms

Based on a true story. Amidst the ongoing crisis at the U.S. border, this timely film depicts the harrowing true story of a mother and daughter who must find their way back to each other after being separated. Cindy and her six-year-old daughter, Ximena, fled violence in El Salvador, only to be separated at the border as a part of the Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy. Detained in detention centers in different states, Cindy and Ximena endured inhumane living conditions and inadequate medical care, but that was nothing compared to the emotional toll of being apart. Their story would gain national attention when a whistleblower leaked a gut-wrenching audiotape of six-year-old Ximena crying for her mother. The onslaught of media attention incited by the story alerted the nation to the cruelties being committed against undocumented immigrant families at the border. Judy Reyes, Gloria Reuben, F tima Molina, and Camila Nu ez star. (2021)