Cuba, summer of 1994. In the midst of período especial, one of the greatest crises in the country’s history, thousands of Cuban rafters try to reach the United States illegally, never sure if they’ll make it out alive. With holidays starting, Carlos plunges into a carefree August, wandering around with his friends and falling in love for the first time. Little does he know about the country’s uncertain future, and in this hot summer, the world of Carlos will turn upside down.

August

It's the summer of 1994 in the small Cuban village of Siboney, during the migratory crisis with the United States. Sugar (25), has only ten days to convince both public prosecutor Fernando Montenegro (45) and her defense attorney Patricia Mejías (24) that she is not guilty of murder.