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Olivia, an undocumented Filipino immigrant terrified of being deported, works as a caregiver for an elderly Russian Jewish woman in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. When the American who was paying to marry him and get a green card backs out, she has an affair with Alex, a man who works in a slaughterhouse. After having been in the dark about it, Alex discovers that Olivia is transgender. Threatened by his machismo, the man begins to emotionally brutalize Olivia, fuelling her fears as a migrant.