Gael García Bernal’s new directorial effort follows Cagalera and Moloteco, two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from their oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy their way into a position to work for the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.