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El lunes nos querrán
On Monday They Will Love Us is the story of a young woman of 17 seeking the freedom to discover what will make her happy. But the conditions for that are complicated. She lives in an oppressive environment and to leave it would mean paying too high a price. Everything begins on the day when she meets a girl whose parents are able to live within their culture, free of community restraints, and that represents everything she longs for. Her new friend faces the first challenges which life presents her as a woman with vitality, optimism and determination which will inspire her and prompt her to follow in this friend's steps. An exciting and revealing story about the importance of women being the protagonists in their own lives even if that means facing obstacles related to gender, social class or origin. This is the story of the difficult path towards freedom.