Maqroll, Ilona, and Abdul all share a common dream: to sail the world in a tramp-steamer.  But who could afford such a thing?  Over the years they have become separated.  Alone in Panama City, smuggler Maqroll is finding neither great success nor happiness — until the tropical rains come, bringing Ilona: friend, lover, and partner in crime.  Abdul, in Morocco, has found a steamer to suit them.  In Panama, Ilona and Maqroll begin a new scheme, in search of impossible wealth.  But fate has further twists in store.

Ilona Arrives with the Rain

The whimsical and joyous parade of ridiculous events satirize the war that rages in Colombia right now and exposes the real spirit of those who inhabit such a beautiful country.

Time Out

A body is discovered impaled on a stake near a scenic lake near Bogota. A journalist try to find what happened. With a friend, they set about to find the cause of the crime and uncover an intricate real estate fraud involving corrupt politicians, emerald hunters, nudists...