At the end of the Spanish Civil War, the members of a group of vaudeville performers have been stripped of everything: all they have left is hunger and the instinct to survive. Day after day, agonizingly, lost and helpless between the victors and the vanquished, the musician Jorge, the ventriloquist Enrique, the couplet singer Rocío and the orphan Miguel search tirelessly for something to eat and a safe place to live.

A video showing a young man's death at the hands of the police for not wearing a face mask sparks protests, resulting in the illegal detention of many youths. Two of them recount and reenact the violence during the demonstrations, but their story is challenged by the testimonies of a police officer and the Governor.