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A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.


Susan is a filmmaker working on a documentary about subway suicides at Mexico City. Roberto is an undocumented Mexican immigrant who cleans windows in New York. Roberto meets Susan and they start hanging out, sharing their own experiences.

Lucy Liu
Susan

Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Roberto

Tamlyn Tomita

Dagoberto Gama
Romualdo

John Cothran
Phil
Rebekah Paltrow Neumann
Sam
Nomads is a drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of new york city, suicide, undocumented immigrant. Directed by Ricardo Benet, it stars Lucy Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Tamlyn Tomita. Susan is a filmmaker working on a documentary about subway suicides at Mexico City. Roberto is an undocumented Mexican immigrant who cleans windows in New York. Roberto meets Susan and they start hanging out, sharing their own experiences.
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