Jorge Angel Toriello

Inspiré par l’histoire vraie du scénariste Oscar Torres, ce film relate l’histoire d’un enfant de 11 ans, Chava, au Salvador dans les années 80. Le pays est agité par des tensions internes et les forces armées gouvernementales sont en lutte contre les rebelles du FMLN. L’armée enrôle dans ses troupes des enfants dès l’âge de 12 ans. Pour Chava, il reste un an avant de devenir à son tour un soldat.

Sebastian, a renowned orchestra conductor, loses his son in a motorcycle accident for which his wife blames him, leading to the family's disintegration. With the intention to recover his daughter's affection, he takes her to Guanajuato, where he has a presentation. However, the unexpected encounter with a mortally wounded old man, who asks him for help to fulfill his last wish, will involve them in that mysterious murder, starting at that point a battle against their conscience and their own survival... a dangerous race against the clock. A touching story of drama and action, which shows us how a common family can be, when they less expect it, the main players in a surprising and dangerous adventure, for in life anything can change... when things happen.