Set in 1972 Montevideo, a year before the 1973 coup d'état, the plot tracks the lives of different people: television screenwriters Diego and Leonardo, military officer and torturer Rojas, prostitute Susana, anti-Francoist Spaniard and hostal owner Emilia, and the latter's daughter, political fighter Jenny.[2][3][4]
The film is a Spanish-Uruguayan co-production by Gona, Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones and Cimarrón, with backing from Ibermedia, ICAA and RTVE.[3] Footage was shot in Montevideo (outdoor scenes) and Madrid (indoor scenes).[3]
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "more than worthy approach to political cinema, with marked melodramatic overtones".[7]
Alberto Luchini of El Mundo rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting its realistic characters, portrayed with multiple edges and without manichaeism, as the best thing about the film.[8]
