Spain, 1932. Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel travels to the region of Las Hurdes, in Extremadura, where he shoots his third film, a very critical and later controversial documentary about the living conditions of the poor peasants, abandoned and forgotten by the national authorities.
Javier is a film lover and finally decides to make his own short film; but during the process, he encounters colorful characters within the industry who will change his project into something completely different from his original short film.