She makes it into a small town and when she asks for directions to a hotel, the mechanic points her to Margot's (Elba Escobar) place.

Having just recently lost a young child to cancer and found out her husband may possibly be cheating, she seems to have a lot on her mind when she arrives.

As they go on different adventures, Liz's secret, one that she has kept from everyone except for Dolores whom she had a very intimate relationship with, is revealed and it takes a toll on everyone involved: her cancer is back.

[4][12][13] Variety gave Liz in September a favorable review, commenting that although some of the elements of the play had been changed, the movie would "be a crowd pleaser primarily among lesbian audiences in various formats.

"[14] The Hollywood Reporter praised the film, writing that "Torres strips away much of the 1980 stage play’s bigger plot points ... for a more streamlined drama about healing, closure and identity.

[16] El Nacional was critical of the movie, as they felt that the "story loses power because of the weakness of the script", although it found Torres's attentiveness for the film's aesthetics favorable.