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From Milk To Ashes
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In 1890s Jalisco, Mexico, aristocrats Magdalena and Maclovia are in love, despite a society ruled by strict religious and social norms forbidding same-sex relationships. They must choose between embracing their love openly or conforming to the expectations of their world.
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