A Mexican-American couple expecting their first child relocate to a migrant farming community in 1970's California. When the wife begins to experience strange symptoms and terrifying visions, she tries to determine if it's related to a legendary curse or something more nefarious.

The film is a drama about the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of Mexico told from the perspective of the indigenous Aztec people. It explores the social, religious, and psychological changes brought about by a historical process of colonization that both defined the American continent and is also highly reminiscent of today’s neocolonialism.

玛雅由墨西哥偷渡往美国，跟姐姐任商业大厦清洁工人。该批工人全是拉丁美洲人士，当中部份更是非法入境者，他们经常受欺压。玛雅认识了工运份子森，更鼓励同事加入工会，争取合理薪酬，引来连番冲突....... 　　英国导演坚卢治擅长描写社会小人物，特别是边缘一群在社会上面对各种欺压剥削，如何挣扎求存，争取社会公义。片中玛雅反叛独立、爱抱不平的性格，跟姐姐凡事忍让、默默承受形成强烈对比，于是一切纷争从家庭开始！ 　　本片力求写实，许多时候以长镜(Long Shot)拍摄，一镜直落，其中示威抗议一幕更以手摇镜(Hand-held)拍摄，突显有关衡突的震撼力。

Controversial, sexy and surreal tale of a messenger, his journey and encounters with many historical events and people such as Auschwitz, the Ku Klux Klan, Frida Kahlo, Cortés and Emiliano Zapata (as a beautiful woman!)