Set around 1910 in the Chaco region, the film depicts the plight of quebracho woodcutters, cruelly exploited by English businessmen with the support of the authorities, local police, and a paramilitary force established by the employers themselves.
HΓ©ctor Alterio
Osvaldo Bonet
Juan Carlos GenΓ©
Cipe Lincovsky
HΓ©ctor Pellegrini
Walter Vidarte