As Happy As Ling
When a family is forced to confront the tragedies of war, what results is sorrow and loss. The family is torn apart because the father, Octavio, is unable to adjust to life outside of the battlefield. His wife, Adriana, turns to drinking and a bad second marriage as penance for abandoning a soldier. The marriage ends terribly, but provides Cara and Alex, Adriana's children, with the opportunity to escape a life of suffering.
Throughout the turmoil in their parents' lives, the children try to remain strong by relying on their bond with one another. They receive the support of their uncle Diego, who is also fighting his own demons. The experiences the three of them have over the course of a summer serve to shape the lives of the children as they grow to adulthood.
