十五年前的万圣节,哈登菲尔德镇的六岁男孩迈克尔(威尔•桑丁 Will•Sandin 饰)用一把菜刀杀死了他的姐姐,当人们发现他时,他正双手血淋淋的呆望着天空,无论怎样问话,他保持着那个姿势一动也不动。于是,迈克尔被送进了精神病院。在那里,医生费尽了心思,用尽了各种方法,迈克尔还是呆望天空一动也不动。直到1978年的12月30日,迈克尔(东尼•莫兰 Tony•Moran 饰)似乎听到了某种召唤,偷了精神病院的钥匙,独自偷走回到了家乡哈登菲尔德。一场新的杀戮即将开始……。The story is very basic| it deals with the adventures of young street-criminals in Madrid who graduate from car-theft to bank-robbery. What's interesting is the way Saura makes us care about these "hijos de nadie", who are kind and decent people 50% of the time, and feel they have no future in regular society. But the movie never sentimentalizes them - they do exactly what you'd expect such people to do.。