The Crossings

The Crossings is a story based upon a clandestine group of radical Jesuit priests who help undocumented immigrants to survive in East Los Angeles after crossing into the US.When a tragedy on the Rio Grande unfolds before their eyes they find themselves the accidental guardians of four orphaned children. The three boys and one girl grow into adults while facing the uncertainty and danger of their world as undocumented immigrants. Their lives are gradually carved out as they each endure tragedy violence and the inherent evil that surrounds them. Eventually three of the four orphans are captured and sent back to Mexico. While trying to survive in Mexico Roberto the oldest brother is brutally executed when he refuses to do his part and take a fall in a high-stakes boxing match fixed by the Mexican Zeta-Cartel. The cartels thirst for revenge spins them off on a maniacal hunt to kill the remaining Elena and her two children. Now Mielo the youngest of the four must now find a way to help his brothers wife and two young children cross back into the US to escape eminent torture and death. Together the family takes on the hostile desert and the rugged mountain ranges of northern Mexico. Suffering from the heat and scarce water they struggle to stay alive and just ahead of the relentless pursuit of the angry cartel gang.