In the small town of San Jorge, a 12- year-old girl watches in horror as her father, a local telegraph operator is thrown in prison by the local military dictatorship. Meanwhile, her mother, Florencia, must make tough moral decisions in order for them to survive under the political oppression. Even Carnival, with all its colorfulness and celebration, cant disguise the mounting tension between the villagers and government making the girls coming of age all the more difficult when the two collide. This movie combines attractive visual scenes with a highly sensual atmosphere as Florencia fights and uses all her resources and beauty to survive and find revenge.

Hounded on a Carnival Monday

It deals with the agro-industrial wealth before the appearance of oil in Venezuela, when the export of cocoa, coffee and sugar cane to Europe was the main economic activity of the country. The film shows the presence of the Corsicans in the Antilles and in the recently independent Hispanic America, who brought, in addition to their workforce, cultural advances from the European world. It tells a story that spans from the 17th century to the present.