墨西哥小鎮男孩蘇荷四歲時，父親便因背叛販毒集團同黨而遭槍殺。槍手找上門斬草除根，幸男孩在姨姨庇護下避過一劫。他無法出城就學，在山區小屋度過孤單童年。少年蘇荷始有反叛意識，終隨兩位兒時玩伴加入販毒行列。當蘇荷試圖遠走他方展開新生，父親的陰影卻彷彿揮之不去。編導朗荻露和華拉迪絲將劇本分為四章，以敏銳詩意和層次豐厚的敘事，描繪男孩在暴力陰霾下的成長軌跡，詰問個體如何擺脫罪惡的輪迴，改寫命運。辛丹斯電影節評審團大獎。

The death of her sister has haunted Ana since her childhood. Ana has returned to Tijuana, her hometown, where she will have to fight this fragmented, cloudy and painful memory.