A teenager discovers a passion for painting in the harsh circumstances of a Bilbao working-class neighborhood during the later years of the Franco dictatorship. It is here that we meet a group of foundry workers who paint in their free time--enthusiasts who paint simply for love of the art. 佛朗哥统治下的黑暗西班牙，艺术并不受欢迎。但仍然有着一群做着普通工作的人利用业余时间作画，他们不求回报，只是为了将自己对于艺术的热爱表达出来。