Fabiana Medina

La Sargento Matacho

1985. Bogotá. In the days before the M-19 took over the Palace of Justice, Salvador Velazquez, a lonely tailor, becomes involved in a clumsy and particular love affair with Isabel, the new elevator operator of his building. But the paranoia, violence and latent threats in Bogotá permeate their blossoming affair.

Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region. His investigation is directed towards all the armed factions that exist in Colombia.

Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, taking 14 ambassadors as hostages. They demand that they be exchanged for political prisoners. The film focuses on the events that took place during those two months of captivity.

The Reyes brothers fled violence by losing their parents and their property. They arrived in Bogota ready to start over. Juan is the older brother and the head of the household, followed by his brothers Óscar and Franco and the youngest being Libya. In October 1949, Libya hides his brothers from the affair he has with Don Bernardo Elizondo, a powerful industrialist, who for his brothers is a lifesaver. But what Libya does not know is that Bernardo is married and has three daughters.