A tragedy happens in the factory of Maquinaria Panamericana. Her father-like boss Don Alejandro is found death in his office. With him dies the illusion that the company was doing fine; it was actually bankrupt. Their future uncertain and tortured by grief the employees lock the gates to mourn and to look for a solution. It is going to be a long night…
Joaquín del Paso’s first feature film is an analogy of nowadays Mexico.