Sonia and Arturo live in a house that appears safe but is too large and silent. One night, three armed men violently break into the couple's property. Arturo manages to escape and capture the youngest and most inexperienced of the thieves, deciding to kidnap him and discipline him in the basement of the house. Gradually, the anger dissipates, and strange familial ties emerge that Arturo and Sonia believed were long gone. "Salvajes" is a violent portrayal of a divided society, in an unequal social fabric where the boundaries between victim and perpetrator become blurred.

Nati (17) lives with her parents and her brother Seba in a marginal neighborhood. Nati and Seba do the deliveries for their mother’s canteen and spend time with a group of friends who make a living committing minor crimes. When Nati discovers that her parents have a debt they cannot pay, she tries to join the gang to get the money. During the robbery to a restaurant, Nati disobeys the gang leader and puts the plan in danger. With the collaboration of his men, the chief rapes Nati as punishment for her ‘rebellious’ attitude. Seba manages to find her, but Nati is furious and –in revenge– she decides to kill them one by one.