Carlos, a young man who lives in a violent neighborhood in Bogota and faces constant beatings by his drunken father at home, decides to join a notoriously vicious gang in an attempt to defend himself against the hostility that has engulfed his life. As part of his initiation into the gang, Carlos is ordered to murder a local Pastor considered to be a threat to their reign over their neighborhood. This cold-blooded task pushes Carlos into the depths of despair as he searches for the strength necessary to finally take his destiny into his own hands.