Mexican director Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) arrives in a Bolivian town to begin production on his film about Christopher Columbus – which is set to reveal how Columbus’ cruel reign over the Americas’ native people was met with fierce rebellion.
However they find themselves in the middle of fierce protests, led by their main actor, over the government’s plan to privatise the Bolivian water industry. Life begins to imitate art, as the locals start an all-out war against the military – once again pitting sticks and stones against high-tech army weaponry.
