Álvaro Gómez

Bored 15-year-old school chums Rai Manu and Javi dream of sexual adventures and exotic resorts while the well-off population of Madrid flock to the beaches on a summer holiday. The youths hang around the concrete wasteland killing time by reading the sex classifieds and pushing their luck. They masturbate, thieve, fight with their families and get involved in a drug bust. Finally Rai, the most daring and restless of the trio - gets shot while trying to steal stereo gear from a car. Each adolescent faces a dreary home life but when they get together they enjoy each other's company to the full. The film is an engaging mixture of comedy drama and the pathos of life in a Madrid neighborhood.

En 1936, le déclenchement de la guerre civile espagnole oblige Maria, une bonne soeur, à quitter son couvent. Elle trouve refuge dans un bordel, où elle fait connaissance avec un groupe de femmes anarchistes qui luttent contre le régime franquiste, mais aussi, plus généralement contre l'ordre établi.