Two old friends meet after years of not seeing each other: Miguel, a prisoner who is about to be killed by a troop of the Mexican Revolution; and Luciano, the General of the troop and the man tasked with commanding Miguel’s execution.

Alejandro, a man with alcohol problems, helps his older brother hide something wicked in the bathroom of his house, without imagining that with this he would face a dark memory from his past.

Trip to Timbuktu is the story of Ana and Lucho, two teenagers who live in Peru. Their story of love, which starts in childhood, reveals the changes which took place in this country during the 80's. For them, the only way to survive in the middle of violence, poverty and lack of opportunities is through their love, a sort of refuge which has as its homeland an imaginary country called Timbuktu. Nevertheless, the reality will stand in their way and collapse their utopia.