It is an excellent movie, well crafted, with great music and outstanding performances. It tells the story of a young man looking for a better life in the cosmopolitan city of Caracas, Venezuela. He found enormous difficulties in coping with the raw realities of a crime-ridden city and his personal ambitions and goals as a hard working, rural man. He made a good friendship with a crook "city man" in whom he trusted and learned the "ins and outs" of Caracas. It is a film full of a very fine and, sometimes, cruel humor, but it shows a country (could be any developing country for that matter)trying to figure it out who they are and, more importantly, where they are going. I do recommend the film extensively. Great movie, beautiful scenery, great experience ... and I am positive that none will be disappointed.