Carlos (Santiago Diaz) is a young man who lives in a violent neighborhood in Bogota, Colombia. At home, he faces constant beatings by his drunken father. In an attempt to defend himself against the violence that has engulfed his home-life, Carlos decides to join a notoriously vicious gang. For part of his initiation into the gang, Carlos is ordered to murder a local pastor considered to be a threat to their reign over the neighborhood. This cold-blooded task pushes Carlos into the depths of despair as he searches for the strength necessary to finally take his destiny.