G.I. Jesus Synopsis

"So Impressive in so many ways that it demands to be taken seriously." ~ The New York Times

A Mexican national, Jesus Feliciano, returning to California from Iraq where he had soldiered in exchange for grant of US citizenship, suffers trauma related to his battle experience and imagines his family life threatened.

Jesus (Joe Arquette), a Mexican citizen who is desperate for U.S. citizenship, is the driving force behind this political drama. He opts to enlist in the United States Army to fight in Iraq in exchange for a green card, but when he returns from the war zone he experiences post-traumatic stress syndrome and begins to question his decision.

Everything seems different. He is shocked to find how much his Mexican wife and daughter have changed in his absence.

He watches his American dream turn into a nightmare, as he struggles to hold his family together in a country obsessed with materialism and conspicuous consumption. Jesus soon learns that the true battle begins after the fighting stops.

Provocative and intelligent, often humorous, G.I. Jesus portrays one family’s struggle to find a better life by crossing the border – back into Mexico!