It’s 1988 and the plebiscite that will end a nearly 15-year dictatorship in Chile is on the horizon. Seven-year-old Manuela is obsessed with the dress she’ll wear for her school's Independence Day celebration. As she pesters her older brother Gabo to get her the dress, Manuela will stumble upon the political tensions that divide her home. With the long-awaited dress on and ready to celebrate at school, a new sense of independence will awaken within Manuela.