Jorge Perugorría

Spanisches Kostümdrama von Antonio Cuadri, das im 19. Jahrhundert in Andalusien spielt. Ein britischer Minenbesitzer nutzt die Arbeiter aus und setzt durch giftige Gase ihre Gesundheit aufs Spiel. Als bei einem Massaker wahllos Menschen ermordet werden, schließen sich die Mädchen Kathleen und Blanca mit den Anarchisten zusammen.

At a rundown bus station in rural Cuba, the line of passengers waiting just keeps getting longer. The problem is that every bus that passes by is already full. Their only hope is to wait for the station's bus to be fixed. As the disparate group settles in, relationships start forming between the passengers: Emilio, a young engineer, becomes smitten with a beautiful young woman who is en route to meet her Spanish fiancé, a blind man gets support from the others to go to the head of the line. Frustration and disorder reign when the one bus brakes down and no one can leave. Resigned to working together, the group magically transforms the station into a beautiful place where no one wants to leave.

During the 'Special Period', the members of a funeral procession cross paths with truckdrivers who have to take the same route, and begin to talk about God and the world. They discover that life for both groups has many similarities, as well as a lot of differences.