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Closing Night - Melodrama

Dominican Film Festival in New York 2026

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 8:00pm
AMC 34th Street 14
New York, NY, 10001
  Standard Admission
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$17.82
(15.00 + 2.82)

Overview
A forbidden love story between a Dominican widow and a Haitian construction worker.

International Premiere
Q & A director

Melodrama
Director:
Andrés Farías

Synopsis

Sonia, a Dominican widow, is forced to sell her lifelong home so she can move to a smaller apartment. Overwhelmed by this change, things start to look up when she meets Aimé, a Haitian worker from a neighboring construction site. Soon enough, Sonia and Aimé develop a romantic relationship that everyone in her life will fiercely oppose. Sonia must decide whether to follow her heart or succumb to the pressures of society.

Sinopsis

Sonia, una viuda dominicana, se ve obligada a vender la casa de toda su vida para mudarse a un pequeño apartamento frente al Mar Caribe. La transición la abruma, pero todo cambia cuando conoce a Aimé, el obrero haitiano que trabaja en el edificio vecino bajo construcción. Casi al instante, Sonia y Aimé entablan una fuerte conexión, y comienzan una relación amorosa a la cual todos se opondrán. Con la oportunidad de un nuevo comienzo, Sonia deberá decidir si hacerle caso a su corazón o rendirse ante la presión de la sociedad.

 

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