As a young man (Juan Jesús Varela), Sujo attempts to live his life away from the violence of his hometown. However, when his father's legacy catches up with him, he comes face-to-face with what seems to be his destiny.

Directors Valadez and Rondero continue to establish themselves as the new masters of Mexican cinema. Rather than pointing and saying, “look at what these soulless killers do to each other” they are more concerned with “why do they see no other way out of their circumstances?”