Directed by the legendary Fernando de Fuentes during the golden age of Mexican cinema, this vintage drama explores how the turmoil of war can cause chaos in the lives of ordinary people. A colonel (Alfredo del Diestro) accepts a bribe to release a revolutionary and replace him with an innocent person. But he unwittingly arrests his own son (Arturo Campoamor). Now, his estranged wife (Adela Sequeyro) must fight for their child's life.