Jorge Fraga

Analysis of the educational revolution in Cuba.

It is the story of a young man named Esteban, who was totally devoted to the cause of the Revolution against Fulgencio Batista. One day, Esteban is diagnosed with a cerebral aneurism, which causes him to take stock of his life as a revolutionary and to reconsider his relationships to his family--to his mother and brother, particularly--and his friends.

Three stories reconstructing the start of the triumphant Cuban revolution which deposed Batista.

The script is based on the novel "The Volunteer Teacher" by Laura Olemá. The story takes place in a camp for volunteer teachers who join a campaign to promote literacy. The film focuses on several young people and their constant confrontation with a reality that has little to do with the idealized ideals they aspired to.