"Outerlands" Provides Community in Unexpected Places
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
Maple Palm (2006)
A lesbian couple of fifteen years lives with the secret that one is an illegal immigrant. With no legal way to protect their relationship, the couple lives in fear of deportation. After an innocent visit to the Statue of Liberty, the girls return home to Los Angeles; unaware that this icon of freedom, was about to strip them of their own.
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A lesbian couple of fifteen years lives with the secret that one is an illegal immigrant. With no legal way to protect their relationship, the couple lives in fear of deportation. After an innocent visit to the Statue of Liberty, the girls return home to Los Angeles; unaware that this icon of freedom, was about to strip them of their own.
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Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:Ralph Torjan, Robert J. Feldman
In Theaters:11/10/2006
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Runtime:116 minutes
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