Dans leur petit village de la campagne cubaine, Leonel, 9 ans, et Antuán, 13 ans, s’apprêtent à passer leurs vacances d’été livrés à eux-mêmes. Entre errance et jeux d’enfants, les deux garçons occupent leur ennui comme ils peuvent, confrontant leurs visions du monde et de l’avenir. Au moment où l’île des îles entame une nouvelle page de son histoire, ces deux amis inséparables se retrouvent, eux aussi, à un tournant de leur jeune vie.

Hot summer has come to their tiny village in the Cuban countryside, Leonel and Antuán intimately explore their universe far from adults. With a considerable difference in age, their unique friendship is torn between games and fights, conversations about everyday life, existentialist questions, simple pleasures, and boredom. As his older friend is drawn to the busy life of the city, Leonel is forced to examine his life and place in the world. While the Cuban society is going through a transitional period, the two friends also come to a crossroads.