Chencho is a boy who wants to cross the border to get to Chicago to be with his older brother. On the way, he meets an old man who offers him a ride in his wagon. But the man dies. Chencho continues on his journey with the dead man sitting by his side. On the road, an array of characters who have nowhere to go and no reason to stay appear on the scene. One after another, they jump into the wagon heading north, guided by the hand of the dead man who, by the way, is now starting to rot.
—ArteMecanica