Pedro is becoming an adult; violence touches his life, and he is forced to hurt the things he loves. He watches how those affected by his actions suffer, but his shame keeps him silent.
On their way back home from baseball recruitment tryouts, Pedro and Lucio are pulled off their bus and taken hostage along with other young people who are then turned over to a criminal group. The young friends are forced to fight each other to the death as part of the criminals’ recruitment tactics. Pedro defeats Lucio and then manages to escape. Back home, Pedro’s life begins to crumble around him. He is thrown out of his home by his mother, and he loses his job. In an act of despair, he turns to Lucio’s family for refuge. At their home, he witnesses their pain of not knowing if Lucio is alive or dead. Silence and uncertainty are consuming them. Haunted by guilt and fear, Pedro struggles to find the courage to tell them the devastating truth.
