Passage: Richard naSusan's Mexican nanny, Amelia (Adriana Barraza), anotarisira vana vavo, Debbie (Elle Fanning) naMike (Nathan Gamble), mumusha wavo muSan Diego, California pavanenge vari kuMorocco. Apo Amelia anodzidza nezvekukuvara kwaSusan, anomanikidzwa kutarisira vana kwenguva yakareba kupfuura zvakarongwa uye anotya kuti acharasikirwa nemuchato wemwanakomana wake. Asingakwanisi kuwana chero rumwe rubatsiro kuti avatarisire, anodana Richard kuti abatsirwe, uyo anomuudza kuti anofanira kugara nevana. Pasina mvumo yake, Amelia anosarudza kutora vana pamwe naye kumuchato munharaunda yekumaruwa iri pedyo neTijuana, Mexico. Muzukuru wake Santiago (Gael García Bernal) anopa kumutora iye nevana kumuchato. Vanoyambuka muganhu weMexico pasina chiitiko uye vana vanokurumidza kusangana nemugwagwa uye vanopota.
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