At its heart, Olmo is a simple story about immigrants, coming of age, growing up, taking responsibility, love, friendship, a stereo, a barbecue, roller skates, and above all, family.

The latest from director Fernando Eimbcke is not inherently political at all, but this beautifully written and acted period film set in 1979 New Mexico is coming at a perilous time for immigrant families in America, and so it is hard to watch and not get angry at the way their lives are being upended. However, that is not what this one is actually about.

This is the story of just one family, particulary the 14-year old boy, Olmo (Aivan Uttapa). He is much like other kids his age in a Mexican-American family. The parents speak Spanish, Olmo and his friends speak English. His sister Ana (Rosa Armendariz) is obsessed with roller-skating and hanging at the local rink in this struggling town.