In a town whipped by drug trafficking violence, Luisa lives away from bullets and blood in the solitude of her home, where her whole life revolves around hope and memory.

Magdalena makes a journey to find her son, who has disappeared on his way to the Mexican border with the United States. Her odyssey takes her to meet Miguel, a man recently deported from the US. They start to travel together, Magdalena looking for her son, and Miguel hoping to see his mother again.