Synopsis

In the early 1990s, Jaime is sent to live with her devout Jehovah’s Witness relatives after her father’s death. Early on Jaime makes an unexpected connection with Marike, the daughter of a prominent Witness elder. The two are instantly drawn to each other and begin a secret, unspoken relationship. But when it becomes too obvious to hide, the community moves to force them to make a terrible choice between faith and love. A story of forbidden romance and intense first love that earns empathy and resonance.