In 1937, near the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Marie, a young Haitian woman, is expecting her first child with Frank, her doting Dominican husband. Despite rising racial tensions in the area, Marie and Frank are living a peaceful life as they prepare for the baby. One night, she is awakened by distant screams and Frank rushes out to investigate. The immediate execution of all Haitians on Dominican soil has been ordered – the so-called “Cut” – by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, and what seals a victim’s fate is how they pronounce the word “perejil” (parsley), an indicator of where they are from. With nothing but the clothes on her back, Marie takes off to find Frank in the next town over. Alone in the mountains, nine months pregnant, and with nowhere to hide, she must make her way through the dense hinterland before the Parsley Massacre catches up with her.
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