In 2005, due to historical debts that the Columbian government had failed to honor, the Cauca indigenous movement was forced to return to its strategy of occupying Haciendas. In the occupation of the Hacienda El Japio, an indigenous man was murdered and many others were tortured by the forces sent by the government of Alvaro Uribe Velez.

The earth, its fruits, its particular places and the traditional cultural practices of its people are sacred, material and immaterial assets shared by all. Food sovereignty is at the heart of the Cauca peasant women's and indigenous communities' peaceful struggle to achieve overall sovereignty. Barter is still one of their strategies.

When night falls, the Colombian countryside undergoes a transformation. Danger lurks in the dark. Carmen, a peasant woman in her fifties, knows it well. This film finds the right distance to absorb her tale of a tormented life, while drawing the audience into the harsh world of the Colombian peasant through one of its most fascinating aspects: the oral tradition.