Acting
Mariano invests all his savings in the purchase of the Don Irriaga kiosk. Then, he discovers that the street on which he is fronting will be imminently closed to traffic as a result of a public works project. Without work, on the verge of losing the family home, months of being a father for the second time and condemned to a nearby ruin, Mariano has to do something before the street is closed.
In a society where people are addicted to their cell phones, a man runs out of battery.
Buenos Aires Province, a summer in the 30's. Mateo, an ex convict anarchist, travels around the Pampa in his old truck, carrying stolen hens and the illusion of finding his lost rooster, The King, which, he hopes, will lead him to glory at the cockfights. Fate faces him with Aurelia and Carmelo, two siblings in search for their father. Wandering, uncertain about his final destination, Mateo decides to give them a ride southbound.
During Christmas dinner, an Argentinian family finds out that their millionaire uncle has died. His relatives speculate about his generous inheritance, but everything changes when a woman arrives at twelve and introduces herself as the deceased's wife. The head of the family, desperate about the possibility of losing everything, hides the body and forces the others to simulate a kidnapping. The plan is that, this way, the inheritance would be returned in the form of ransom payment. A bag of money appears and the plan seems infallible, but it falls into crisis when everyone wants to take their part.
