Synopsis

In a rural setting, Migue, a teenager with the gift of communicating with birds, works as a farmer and caretaker of a crop in exchange for shelter. However, the place is threatened by rumors of a bird invasion that endangers the crops. Harmony is broken when games among the adolescents turn violent, triggering a conflict that causes severe damage to the crop Migue cares for and leads to a confrontation with Don Mito, the landowner. In a desperate act to protect the crop, Migue commits a crime in a distant town, sparking a revolt in which he is accused of theft and brutally attacked. Unable to bear such hostility, Migue flees to the mountains in search of refuge.