Several individual stories converge in the imposing setting of the southernmost tip of the continent, all of them involving a crisis of faith. Most of the important situations in the film are based on real episodes, such as the massacre of indigenous people perpetrated by the landowners in the area.

Evocation of the historical feat of the same name, with scenes filmed in the natural settings of Playa de la Agraciada. Los Treinta y Tres Orientales is the name by which the men led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja are historically known. In 1825, they launched an insurrection to recover the independence of the Eastern Province.

The spirit of Uranus comes down to Earth to perform a good deed.