With precision and finesse, director Miguel Bardem delivers a stylish, Grifters-style thriller that would make David Mamet proud. The slick Ernesto, a small-time crook, the elderly El Manco, a veteran of the trade, and the mysterious Federico (Federico Luppi), the king of all con men, join forces and ascend to high living in the underworld. But when Federico proposes an intricate real estate scam worth milions, they will need the help of Federico's sexy ex-lover Pilar.