Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.

Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women’s prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.