Juan crosses the slums of his city in Guatemala to a dump, where he picks up his friend, the scavenger Samuel; meanwhile, Sara cuts her hair and bandages her breasts in order to pass for a boy - a step which, as will be seen some time later, is absolutely necessary, although perhaps not enough. Together, the three begin a long journey, first by boat and then across Mexico on top of freight trains, looking for a chance to cross to the United States illegally. At one point, they are joined by the Guatemalan Indian Chauk, a boy who does not speak a word of Spanish and is as poor as the trio. But still, he is rejected by Juan, who believes himself to be the leader of the group and, above all, is jealous of Sara. From this friction, some of the misfortunes they will face arise; others are simply the result of chance - especially accidents that usually affect the unprotected and poor. The film by Spanish director Diego Quemada Díez, however, is far from messy: it is, on the contrary, dry, economical, and uncompromising in its portrayal, making a lack of perspective so extreme that it defies the imagination. (Translation by Andrew Magel)
