The living conditions of the youth gang that surround the aggressive, treacherous Jaidbo, his younger friend Pedro and the latter’s overwhelmed mother are totally desolate. Their dwellings on the drab outskirts of Mexico City are run down and interpersonal relations are dysfunctional at best. The daily battle for survival extends from theft and violence all the way to murder. Buñuel shows the raw rebellion of the younger generation in unflinching, inexorable fashion.
(Arsenal Kino)