I have to admit that I absolute adore movies that embrace the ordinariness of life, and this movies definitely does so. A simple working man who gets fired, or better said gets replaced by a dog, from the surveillance of a car dumpster, starts a journey looking for a new job. He finds one easily at a gas station, where he meets up again with an old employer of his. An engineer who still remembers him as a hardworking man and he offers him a job to coordinate the painting of the lines of a highway between San Jacinto and San Carlos for a total of 217 km.
The job has to be finish in a total of 15 days with an inexperienced crew of 4 (Gabriel, Pablo, Atayde and Mario). Gabriel who used to drive trailers is falling blind, Atayde a family man who used to work at a circus, Mario a former convict for robbery, and Pablo a misfit boy with a troubling family history.
The days pass by with nights on the outdoors in the Mexican desert, where each one of the characters starts slowly to share their story of life, love, and misconceptions. The narrative is simple and subtle, as subtle as the desert and the heat itself. The characters remain true to their own personalities and essential qualities throughout the movie, while embracing the present moment of their lives and jobs, and acknowledging the experience of sharing and learning from one another.
The job has to be finish in a total of 15 days with an inexperienced crew of 4 (Gabriel, Pablo, Atayde and Mario). Gabriel who used to drive trailers is falling blind, Atayde a family man who used to work at a circus, Mario a former convict for robbery, and Pablo a misfit boy with a troubling family history.
The days pass by with nights on the outdoors in the Mexican desert, where each one of the characters starts slowly to share their story of life, love, and misconceptions. The narrative is simple and subtle, as subtle as the desert and the heat itself. The characters remain true to their own personalities and essential qualities throughout the movie, while embracing the present moment of their lives and jobs, and acknowledging the experience of sharing and learning from one another.