Inspired by the 1930s court case Roldan vs. Los Angeles County, Filipino Salvador Roldan and English Marjorie Rogers must find a way to convince an attorney to fight for their marriage despite the anti-miscegenation laws of the time.
A man is forced to marry, then flees abroad. Five years later, he returns and falls for a designer—not knowing she's his own wife. They sense the connection, but each recognition attempt fails.a
