Ruben, a street vendor, and Lila, a domestic worker, are a poor Montevidean couple. One day, during the carnival season, they win the lottery, and start believing in the possibility of living with dignity.
Mendoza, Argentina, 2002. In a country in crisis and marked by street violence, Boby, an entrepreneur, creates a TV show to sell home video cameras. The program is based on a contest that rewards the most violent footage of all those filmed by people on the street.